Amputations

Name: Amputations at Methode Electronics, Inc.
Start: 10/3/2018

1 amputation · 20181010215 · 10/3/2018 · Methode Electronics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: Methode Electronics, Inc.
Location: 111 West Buchanan Street, CARTHAGE, ILLINOIS, 62321
NAICS: 334417
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 6:11 a.m. on October 3, 2018, a temporary employee was using a cut and fold machine to crimp pieces of mylar (film strip). While the employee was straightening a piece of mylar, the machine activated and struck her left index finger. Her fingernail was amputated.

Source

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