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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021620 · 2/22/2016 · PARTYLITE WORLDWIDE, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
PARTYLITE WORLDWIDE, LLC
Location
601 Kingsland Dr., BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, 60510
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 22, 2016, two employees turned off a jammed candle-making machine to service it. As the first employee was attempting to pull something out of the machine, the second employee turned it on, crushing the first employee's right-hand middle finger. His finger was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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