Amputations

Name: Amputations at EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Start: 7/6/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017076198 · 7/6/2017 · EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

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 regular operation
Source: Punch presses

Employer

Name: EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Location: 4345 S. PACKER AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60609
NAICS: 337127
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making an adjustment to a tool punch on a punch press. The press cycled while his hand was on top of the punch crushing a right hand finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown