Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Tri-Sure
Start: 11/7/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111484 · 11/7/2018 · Tri-Sure

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tri-Sure
Location: 290 E. Fullerton Ave., CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS: 332431
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 4:10 p.m. on November 7, 2018, an employee was operating a foot-pedal-activated riveting machine. The employee's left thumb accessed the point-of-operation during a riveting cycle, and a rivet (along with the employee's glove) was embedded in the thumb.

Source

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