Amputations

Name: Amputations at Decatur Foundry, Inc
Start: 5/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020054468 · 5/13/2020 · Decatur Foundry, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Decatur Foundry, Inc
Location: 1745 N Illinois St., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 13, 2020, an employee's left little finger was caught between a metal bale (a device used for lifting, carrying, and rolling boxes) and a pattern box with a sand core inside it. The fingertip was crushed, resulting in its amputation.

Source

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