Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ardex Americas
Start: 2/14/2018

1 amputation · 2018021561 · 2/14/2018 · Ardex Americas

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Product labeling machinery

Employer

Name: Ardex Americas
Location: 150 Mooney Drive, BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS, 60914
NAICS: 325520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to release a pail that was stuck in the labeling machine. When the pail released, the pail and belt pulled the employee's right thumb into the machine, amputating the tip.

Source

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