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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043622 · 4/21/2017 · W.R. GRACE & CO.

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified

Employer

Name
W.R. GRACE & CO.
Location
4099 W. 71st, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60629
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 21, 2017, an employee was attempting to use a tool to remove a jam from a machine when the tool became caught in the machine's auger along with the employee's left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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