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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2018099582 · 9/17/2018 · Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company
Location
201 W Main, BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS, 61422
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 17, 2018, an employee was testing a steel hammer handle in the gripper of an all-steel handle rougher when the employee's hand was caught between the steel hammer handle and a 50-grit belt, avulsing the employee's posterior right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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