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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2020043627 · 4/20/2020 · Wahl Clipper Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Wahl Clipper Corporation
Location
2900 N. LOCUST STREET, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61081
NAICS
335210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was helping move a die that was sitting on a pallet. The die tilted and pinched the employee's right little finger against another die causing a cut that required surgery and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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