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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181212978 · 12/18/2018 · U.S. Weight, Inc. dba Escalade Sports

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
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
U.S. Weight, Inc. dba Escalade Sports
Location
4594 East Radio Tower Lane, OLNEY, ILLINOIS, 62450
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a table top drill press drilling one-inch holes into a plastic part. The plastic part became stuck on the drill bit and spun. The employee's gloved right hand was tangled in the rotating chuck resulting in amputation of the index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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