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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032313 · 3/4/2019 · FIC AMERICA CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
FIC AMERICA CORPORATION
Location
485 E. LIES RD., CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine to surface grind a plastic block. Their gloved left hand became entangled in the bit and pulled into the machine resulting in amputation of the left thumb at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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