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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211443 · 12/8/2016 · New - Indy Ivex, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
New - Indy Ivex, LLC
Location
1 Sloan Street, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61603
NAICS
322222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate two paper rolls (4-inch roll and 34-inch roll) with a knife when the knife was caught between the rolls and the employee's right index fingertip was pinched off. The paper roll machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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