Amputations

Name: Amputations at Material Sciences Corporation
Start: 11/9/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015118416 · 11/9/2015 · Material Sciences Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Material Sciences Corporation
Location: 2300 E. Pratt Blvd., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up for the next job on the recoiler when his right index finger got crushed in a pinch point on the machine. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown