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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021908 · 2/20/2019 · Dhaliwal Labs North, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Dhaliwal Labs North, LLC
Location
5202 W. 70th Place, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
325181
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pallet wrapping machine to wrap product on a pallet. He had turned the machine off and was at the bottom with the wrap when the pallet shifted and knocked him off balance. His thumb was pinched between the pallet and the machine; the tip was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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