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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016042840 · 4/5/2016 · Dollar Tree Distribution Center-Joliet

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Band saws

Employer

Name
Dollar Tree Distribution Center-Joliet
Location
300 Dollar Tree Lane, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60436
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to cut scrap steel when the sawblade became stuck. As the employee attempted to release pressure in the blade area, the blade pulled his left-hand glove and index finger into the saw. His left index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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