Amputations

Name: Amputations at Applied Acoustics International
Start: 9/19/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099678 · 9/19/2018 · Applied Acoustics International

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Applied Acoustics International
Location: 1001 State Street, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A laminator crushed an employee's right hand and injured his left hand. He was hospitalized, and three of his right fingers were surgically removed. The laminator was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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