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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032795 · 3/28/2017 · Arro Corp.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Arro Corp.
Location
7440 Sante Fe Drive, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS, 60525
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 25, 2017, at approximately 2:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning off the sealers on the vertical bagger machine when the machine actuated and crushed the employee's finger between two sealers resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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