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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110289 · 11/1/2016 · MRC Polymers, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
MRC Polymers, Inc.
Location
3307 S. Lawndale Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting cleaning/unjamming operations on a dust collector machine when his hand entered the point of operation, amputating his index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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