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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043444 · 4/15/2020 · FRAMARX/WAXSTAR

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, unspecified
Source
Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name
FRAMARX/WAXSTAR
Location
3224 BUTLER AVENUE, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS
322221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dislodging a paper core that had fallen into a slitter rewinder machine. The employee's right index finger was caught by a belt driven pulley and sustained an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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