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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019077420 · 7/20/2019 · NCI Group, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized

Employer

Name
NCI Group, Inc
Location
1509 Dewitt Ave E, MATTOON, ILLINOIS, 61938
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually moving a 55-gallon drum of caulking from a wood pallet to a dolly. The drum slipped back into its original position, pinching his finger against an adjacent drum. The injury resulted in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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