Amputations

Name: Amputations at Morton Buildings Inc.
Start: 1/2/2018

1 amputation · 2018010013 · 1/2/2018 · Morton Buildings Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Morton Buildings Inc.
Location: 20 Erie Court, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 2, 2018, an employee was retrieving a 14 ft. 2x4 board from machine he was operating when his hand slipped and was caught between the board and machine. His left ring fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

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