Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alexander Manufacturing Co.
Start: 9/18/2017

1 amputation · 2017098914 · 9/18/2017 · Alexander Manufacturing Co.

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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Alexander Manufacturing Co.
Location: 114 N Lincoln Street, TOWANDA, ILLINOIS, 61776
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was watching the operation of a shuttle machine when parts jammed and fell beside the machine's rail. He was attempting to remove the parts when the machine cycled. The clamp then caught and amputated the first digit of his right middle finger.

Source

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