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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043941 · 4/17/2019 · Granite City Slag

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Granite City Slag
Location
2004 Edwardsville Rd, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
NAICS
212321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A piece of iron became lodged in the jaw of a material processing plant. An employee climbed up the plant. Some material fell from the bottom of the jaw causing the counter-weight to rotate. This caused a belt to move and the employee's finger was pinned between a pulley and the belt. The employee's left ring finger was amputated to the first knuckle. The plant was locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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