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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010117 · 1/6/2020 · Alsey Refractories Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Alsey Refractories Co.
Location
266 State Route 106 South, ALSEY, ILLINOIS, 62610
NAICS
327124
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 6, 2020, an employee was adjusting the weights on a mechanical press when the employee's left thumb was pinched between the wheel for the weights and the table on the press. The employee suffered a traumatic amputation of the left thumb and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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