Amputations

Name: Amputations at KLEIN TOOLS, INC.
Start: 10/25/2016

1 amputation · 20161010018 · 10/25/2016 · KLEIN TOOLS, INC.

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, n.e.c.
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: KLEIN TOOLS, INC.
Location: 2300 Devon Avenue, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS: 332212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cycling the bending machine after an electrical repair. The injured employee was resting his hand on the machine and his right thumb tip was amputated when the machine cycled.

Source

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