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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171110641 · 11/4/2017 · Signode Industrial Group LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Milling machines

Employer

Name
Signode Industrial Group LLC
Location
3650 W. Lake Ave., GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60026
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding material into a mill on a polypropylene plastic consumable line when the employee's gloved hand was caught between the rolls in the mill, resulting in the amputation of four fingers and the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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