Amputations

Name: Amputations at Clover Plastics LLC
Start: 7/28/2017

1 amputation · 2017077088 · 7/28/2017 · Clover Plastics LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Clover Plastics LLC
Location: 1145 Howard Drive, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's fingers were in the belt guard of a jammed and inoperable conveyor. Once the jam was cleared, the conveyor started to cycle and three fingers on the left hand were amputated.

Source

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