Amputations

Name: Amputations at OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION
Start: 3/2/2016

1 amputation · 2016031883 · 3/2/2016 · OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: OLIN CORPORATION, WINCHESTER DIVISION
Location: 445 N Shamrock Street, EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62024
NAICS: 332992
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a feed system and attempting to reline the feed line to the machine when her right middle finger was pinched by the homing plate, amputating her fingertip.

Source

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