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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211502 · 12/4/2017 · SB Specialty Metals LLC

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SB Specialty Metals LLC
Location
4501 West Cortland, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a steel plate saw's chip chute when his right ring finger was caught and amputated between the clamp and the chip chute. The saw was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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