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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129928 · 12/28/2015 · Panduit Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Panduit Corporation
Location
10500 W. 167th Street, TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS, 60487
NAICS
335932
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 28, 2015 at 21:45 an employee shut down a production machine to clear a jam. The employee's left thumb was in a pinch point when a spring released pinching the employee's thumb and causing an avulsion and broken bone. The tip of the thumb was later partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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