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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019076753 · 7/4/2019 · Forge Group Dekalb LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Forge Group Dekalb LLC
Location
1832 Pleasant St., DEKALB, ILLINOIS, 60115
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a trim press in a forge shop with tongs and a swab. He was putting oil on the trim press when the machine was activated, causing a partial amputation to his right index finger and the next two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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