Amputations

Name: Amputations at ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Start: 11/1/2018

1 amputation · 20181111285 · 11/1/2018 · ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: ADVANCED FILTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Location: 3206 FARBER DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61821
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 1, 2018, at 10:05 p.m., an employee in a lab was using a filter leak checker when his left index finger was caught between the bottom of the filter and the metal base of the machine, resulting in the removal of his fingernail and amputation of his fingertip.

Source

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