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Amputations
1 amputation · 2017021575 · 2/17/2017 · Amity Packing Co., 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
- Machinery, unspecified
- Secondary source
- Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Employer
- Name
- Amity Packing Co., Inc.
- Location
- 4220 S. Kildare Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
- NAICS
- 424470
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a machine when it caught his glove and pulled his finger in, amputating his fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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