Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC
Start: 3/23/2020

1 amputation · 2020032692 · 3/23/2020 · Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Calipers, micrometers

Employer

Name: Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC
Location: 305 Lewis and Clark Blvd, EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62024
NAICS: 331420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was measuring the thickness of a brass strip as it was being fed into a press. A micrometer the employee was using was pulled into a 4-inch gap at the press opening, taking the employee's right hand with it. The employee's little finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown