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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2016010746 · 1/26/2016 · Esmark Steel Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Esmark Steel Group
Location
700 Central Avenue, UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS, 60484
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the slitting machine while wearing gloves. While actuating the rollers on the slitter, the employee attempted to remove a piece of scrap. The roller pulled his glove into the point of operation, causing an open avulsion to his left thumb and an open wound to his left pointer finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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