Amputations

Name: Amputations at Duburg Iron Works, Inc.
Start: 11/2/2018

1 amputation · 20181111300 · 11/2/2018 · Duburg Iron Works, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Duburg Iron Works, Inc.
Location: Old Post Office, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60605
NAICS: 238190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was erecting steel in an elevator shaft. A winch was engaged while his hand was on a cable, and his fingers were pulled into the snatch block. His first two fingers were amputated.

Source

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