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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043154 · 4/7/2017 · Keystone Steel and Wire, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Pliers, tongs

Employer

Name
Keystone Steel and Wire, Inc.
Location
7000 S Adams St, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61641
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair the welding machine with a pair of pliers when the pliers became caught and pulled the employee's hand into the machine, partially amputating the left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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