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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017088316 · 8/29/2017 · Great Northern Lumber, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Great Northern Lumber, Inc.
Location
2200 Burr Oak Ave., BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a saw when it grabbed his sleeve and pulled his left hand into the spinning blade, cutting it. The blade was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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