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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171110555 · 11/1/2017 · SUNCAST CORPORATION

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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
SUNCAST CORPORATION
Location
701 N. KIRK ROAD, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, 60510
NAICS
337125
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a grinder hopper when a rotating component inside the hopper amputated the employee's middle finger. The hopper was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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