Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.
Start: 7/12/2017

1 amputation · 2017076445 · 7/12/2017 · Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.
Location: 1700 Franklin Blvd., LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60048
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was trying to troubleshoot a motor. His hand slipped into the rotating motor blades resulting in amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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