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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021148 · 2/6/2017 · Loyola University Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Loyola University Medical Center
Location
2160 S. 1st. Avenue, MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60153
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing gears on a machine when the shaft moved during the lift and caught his left thumb, amputating the tip. The machine was locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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