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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032471 · 3/20/2017 · LYON, LLC

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
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
LYON, LLC
Location
475 N Veteran's Parkway, WATSEKA, ILLINOIS, 60970
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was deburring a piece of steel on a belt sander when the metal flipped up and caught/amputated his right thumb tip between it and the belt.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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