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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021674 · 2/21/2017 · Hydrox Laboratories

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hydrox Laboratories
Location
825 Tollgate Road, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
NAICS
621511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a roll-on ball dispensing machine. He was wiping the machine with a towel when his finger was pulled into the machine and was crushed between the drive pulley and belt. His left index fingertip was amputated. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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