Amputations

Name: Amputations at INLAND DIE CASTING COMPANY, INC.
Start: 4/30/2019

1 amputation · 2019044384 · 4/30/2019 · INLAND DIE CASTING COMPANY, INC.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Casting machinery

Employer

Name: INLAND DIE CASTING COMPANY, INC.
Location: 161 CARPENTER AVE., WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
NAICS: 331521
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a spur gear from a die casting machine. The spur gear slipped and caught his left finger resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown