Amputations

Name: Amputations at C&W Services
Start: 3/31/2018

1 amputation · 2018033113 · 3/31/2018 · C&W Services

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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: C&W Services
Location: 250 Emerald Drive, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60433
NAICS: 488490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on conveyor belts and checking a malfunctioning belt when his finger was caught between the belt and the conveyor frame, amputating his fingertip. The conveyor was running at the time.

Source

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