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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017054679 · 5/24/2017 · Prairie State Generating Company, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lathes, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Prairie State Generating Company, LLC
Location
3872 County Hwy 12, MARISSA, ILLINOIS, 62257
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a lathe to machine a part when the employee's glove was caught in the lathe. The employee's hand was then pulled around the lathe, amputating the right middle finger and partially amputating the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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