Amputations

Name: Amputations at KCP METAL FABRICATIONS, INC.
Start: 10/26/2018

1 amputation · 20181011076 · 10/26/2018 · KCP METAL FABRICATIONS, INC.

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: Brake presses

Employer

Name: KCP METAL FABRICATIONS, INC.
Location: 5475 N. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60630
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a press brake, which cycled while the employee's hand was in the point of operation. The ram caused the amputation of the tips of the employee's ring and middle fingers.

Source

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