Amputations

Name: Amputations at North American Lighting
Start: 1/16/2019

1 amputation · 2019010548 · 1/16/2019 · North American Lighting

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: North American Lighting
Location: 2277 S. Main St., PARIS, ILLINOIS, 61944
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam at an LED attachment machine when the employee's right fourth finger was pinched between the LED tube feed magazine and the horizontal stationary guide, resulting in an amputation to the distal end of the finger (no bone loss).

Source

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