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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043352 · 4/1/2019 · The Libman Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
The Libman Company
Location
220 North Sheldon St, ARCOLA, ILLINOIS, 61910
NAICS
339994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 3:30 p.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was operating an angle broom machine. A bundle of broom bristles had not loaded correctly in the feed table; the employee was straightening the bundle when the machine cycled, amputating the employee's left little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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