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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171212050 · 12/19/2017 · Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sanders-powered

Employer

Name
Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC
Location
15 W 660 79th ST, BURR RIDGE, ILLINOIS, 60527
NAICS
311352
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was de-burring a stainless steel plate with a belt sander, lost control of the plate and contacted the belt sander resulting in a thumb tip avulsion that was subsequently surgically removed. There was no bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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