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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032965 · 3/21/2019 · NTN-BOWER CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
NTN-BOWER CORPORATION
Location
711 N BOWER RD, MACOMB, ILLINOIS, 61455
NAICS
332991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 3:10 p.m. on March 21, 2019, an employee was trying to reset the gauge on an ID grinder. The parts loader cycled and pinched the employee's left index finger, causing an avulsion and later surgical amputation to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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