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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110767 · 11/16/2016 · Prinsco, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Band saws
Secondary source: Pipe fittings, collars

Employer

Name: Prinsco, Inc.
Location: 111 E. Pine Street, CHATSWORTH, ILLINOIS, 60921
NAICS: 326122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a bandsaw to cut fittings when a fitting jumped and the bandsaw partially amputated his left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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