Amputations

Name: Amputations at Highway Steel, Inc.
Start: 4/18/2016

1 amputation · 2016043230 · 4/18/2016 · Highway Steel, Inc.

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Highway Steel, Inc.
Location: 211 EAST MAIN STREET, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing debris from a piece of equipment. He hit the stop button. While reaching for the debris, he activated a proximity sensor. The sensor in turn activated a solenoid, which activated the cylinder. This caused the die set to come down and crush/amputate his right index finger.

Source

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