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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010199 · 1/8/2020 · Dart Corporation of Illinois

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Dart Corporation of Illinois
Location
7575 S. Kostner Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 8, 2020, at approximately 3:15 a.m., an employee was setting up a print press when the employee attempted to clean the print rollers. The employee's glove was pulled into the machine's rollers, crushing the employee's right hand. The employee sustained four broken fingers and the amputation of the pointer, middle, and index fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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