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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016042890 · 4/6/2016 · COMMONWEALTH EDISON

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
COMMONWEALTH EDISON
Location
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60625
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was winding in steel cable using a reel. The steel cable came off the drum and the employee placed it back with his right hand. The steel cable pinched and amputated his right index fingertip between the steel cable and the reel drum.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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