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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111630 · 11/7/2019 · Ideal Industries, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Ideal Industries, Inc.
Location
1800 Prairie Drive, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS, 60178
NAICS
335931
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 7, 2019, an employee was performing setup and changing the coil on an automatic crimper machine. As the employee was feeding the coil into a new point of terminals, the machine actuated and the anvil came down on his finger. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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