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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018010846 · 1/25/2018 · Weldbend Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Weldbend Corporation
Location
6600 South Harlem Ave., ARGO, ILLINOIS, 60501
NAICS
332919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a marking machine when his glove became caught and pulled his left hand into the machine, crushing his index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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