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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054183 · 5/8/2017 · MERVIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Scrap metal
Secondary source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
MERVIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
612 LOGAN ST., MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 8, 2017, around 11:15 a.m., an employee had just finished cutting a 6-foot piece of aluminum with an alligator shear when a piece of the metal spun into the air and amputated the first knuckle of his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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