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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161110827 · 11/17/2016 · Martin Engineering, 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 during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Martin Engineering, Inc.
Location
One Martin Place, NEPONSET, ILLINOIS, 61345
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake and attempting to remove a piece when the clamp came down and amputated his left middle fingertip and avulsed his left ring finger. The machine was cycling at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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