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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019010636 · 1/18/2019 · G & W Electric

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
G & W Electric
Location
305 W. Crossroads Parkway, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was showing another employee how to perform a process on a drill press and moving shavings away from the drilled area when the employee's glove was caught in the press. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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