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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076116 · 7/7/2016 · PRIMUS ELECTRONICS CORP.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
PRIMUS ELECTRONICS CORP.
Location
4180 Sand Ridge Rd, MORRIS, ILLINOIS, 60450
NAICS
423690
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading and adjusting a spindle that contained a wooden spool when the spindle became unbalanced and the industrial wooden spool fell on the employee's right ring finger, partially amputating it before the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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