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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191112080 · 11/21/2019 · Arcosa Wind Towers, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Pumps

Employer

Name
Arcosa Wind Towers, Inc.
Location
10000 Tabor Rd., CLINTON, ILLINOIS, 61727
NAICS
333611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 21, 2019, in the paint kitchen, an employee was clearing oil inside a pneumatic spray pump and their fingertip became caught between the pneumatically driven pump cup and the pump body. The employee sustained a fingertip and partial nail amputation to the second finger on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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