Amputations

Name: Amputations at SINGER SAFETY COMPANY
Start: 8/16/2018

1 amputation · 2018088422 · 8/16/2018 · SINGER SAFETY COMPANY

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, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SINGER SAFETY COMPANY
Location: 2300 N. Kilbourn Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automatic cutter. His hand was resting on the rail when the equipment was cycled. The blade returned and cut his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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