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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021551 · 2/11/2019 · National Heat & Power Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Augers, plumbing snakes-powered

Employer

Name
National Heat & Power Corp.
Location
2400 Sheridan Rd., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60201
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rodder snake to unclog a 4-inch sewer line. The rod hit a blockage while being pulled back and bound around the employee's left hand severing part of the ring finger at approximately the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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