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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109375 · 10/4/2016 · Metals USA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Metals USA
Location
3000 Shermer Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
NAICS
333516
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting rolls of metal on a machine. The employee was on the stairs checking on the rollers when his right leg became caught in the roller and amputated at the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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