Amputations

Name: Amputations at Central Decal Company, Inc.
Start: 5/31/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019055469 · 5/31/2019 · Central Decal Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Central Decal Company, Inc.
Location: 6901 High Grove Blvd., BURR RIDGE, ILLINOIS, 60527
NAICS: 323111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a die cutting machine when his left hand was caught between the clamshell platen and a stationary die. All four fingers (except thumb) on the left hand were crushed resulting in amputation.

Source

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