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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098514 · 9/4/2017 · General Iron Industries, 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
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
General Iron Industries, Inc.
Location
1909 N. Clifton Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60614
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On Septembers 4, 2017, an employee was cleaning a conveyor belt when it amputated his right thumb tip. The conveyor belt was running and unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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