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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032390 · 3/13/2020 · WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO.
Location
5710 KENOSHA STREET, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, 60071
NAICS
334513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding tubes into a draw machine. The employee's left ring and middle fingers were pinched between two tubes, and a fingertip was crushed and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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