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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054611 · 5/18/2020 · Elliott Aviation of the Quad Cities, LLC

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Elliott Aviation of the Quad Cities, LLC
Location
6601 74th Ave, MILAN, ILLINOIS, 61264
NAICS
336411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 18, 2020, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee was helping another employee cut sheet aluminum and when his left thumb entered the shear at the same time that the other employee stepped onto the lever. The shear then amputated the employee's left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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