Amputations

Name: Amputations at SOLOMON COLORS, INC.
Start: 5/14/2020

1 amputation · 2020054490 · 5/14/2020 · SOLOMON COLORS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: SOLOMON COLORS, INC.
Location: 4050 NORTH COLOR PLANT RD, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
NAICS: 325131
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 14, 2020, at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was operating a dispensing machine fed by a moving conveyor belt. As the employee attempted to retrieve material from the conveyor, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated by the moving belt and pulley.

Source

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