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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017021637 · 2/20/2017 · Thomson Linear, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Honing, polishing, lapping machinery

Employer

Name
Thomson Linear, LLC
Location
1300 N State Street, MARENGO, ILLINOIS, 60152
NAICS
333513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a buffer machine when his right hand was caught between the die and the rollers resulting in a crushing injury to the ring and pinky fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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