Amputations

Name: Amputations at Irwin Seating Company
Start: 7/14/2016

1 amputation · 2016076377 · 7/14/2016 · Irwin Seating Company

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: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Irwin Seating Company
Location: 610 Cumberland Road, ALTAMONT, ILLINOIS, 62411
NAICS: 337127
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 07/14/2016, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee was using a saw to cut 4'x8' panels. As the employee was retracting the table back to its starting position, the blade cut the employee's right-hand middle, ring, and pinky fingers, amputating the pinky and ring fingertips.

Source

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