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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107438 · 10/6/2015 · DUBAK ELECTRICAL GROUP LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
DUBAK ELECTRICAL GROUP LLC
Location
5005 Barnard Mill Road, RINGWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60072
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an hydraulic pipe bender and was setting the pipe in place to bend when a coworker started the machine. The employee's finger got caught between the metal conduit and the yoke of the machine. His right-hand middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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