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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021786 · 2/24/2017 · ANCHOR-HARVEY COMPONENTS, LLC

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 during regular operation
Source
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
ANCHOR-HARVEY COMPONENTS, LLC
Location
600 W. Lamm Rd., FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 24, 2017, a temporary employee was using tongs with his right hand to remove the hot metal/stamped piece from the point-of-operation on the forging punch press and placed it on the nearby heat belt (conveyor). Then, the employee sprayed the point-of-operation with his left hand holding the sprayer bottle. The employee reached into the point-of-operation with the sprayer bottle and his left hand was caught and crushed by the closing dies of the forging punch press. His left index finger was amputated at the middle knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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