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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032572 · 3/19/2020 · Azcon Metals, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
Source
Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

Employer

Name
Azcon Metals, Inc.
Location
121 Chessen Lane, ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62002
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was coupling railcars near the melt shop. The employee's right foot was crushed between railcar couplers and toes were amputated by the steel toe of their boot. The employee was hospitalized and their leg was medically amputated from the knee down.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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