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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109924 · 10/16/2017 · American Marketing

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 regular operation
Source
Mailing and metering machines

Employer

Name
American Marketing
Location
939 Tower Rd., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS, 60060
NAICS
541870
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While operating an inserting machine, an employee pushed down the machine's strap. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were then clipped by the chain and pulled into the sprocket, amputating both fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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