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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019065711 · 6/6/2019 · Sheet Metal Werks, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Sheet Metal Werks, Inc.
Location
455 E. Algonquin Road, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60005
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was emptying scrap hoppers. The employee released the latch so the hopper can dump into the dumpster. The employee placed his left hand on the fork attachment point of the hopper and when the emptied hopper moved back into the latched position his gloved, left hand was caught between the hopper and the attachment point on the forks. The employee suffered a left ring finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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