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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010060 · 1/4/2017 · Sears Auto Center 6392

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, n.e.c.
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sears Auto Center 6392
Location
104 White Oaks Mall, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62707
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking a vehicle and had his left hand in the motor belt when a coworker started the vehicle. The motor belt then moved and amputated his left middle, ring, and pinky fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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