Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Jel Sert Co.
Start: 11/13/2017

1 amputation · 20171110888 · 11/13/2017 · The Jel Sert Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Stacking machinery

Employer

Name: The Jel Sert Co.
Location: 501 Conde Street, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning a box and lifting it to prevent it from stacking incorrectly on a palletizer. As he lifted the box, his right ring finger touched the palletizer's moving conveyor belt and suffered an amputation.

Source

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