Amputations

Name: Amputations at ITW
Start: 7/24/2017

1 amputation · 2017076864 · 7/24/2017 · ITW

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Tables, worktables

Employer

Name: ITW
Location: 21555 S. Harlem, FRANKFORT, ILLINOIS, 60423
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking apart an injection molding die when the cavity block rotated and pinched the employee's finger between the block and the metal table, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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