Amputations

Name: Amputations at Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated
Start: 6/16/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065611 · 6/16/2020 · Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated
Location: 9400 W. Belmont Avenue, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a continuous draw machine when his right hand entered the point of operation, resulting in the amputation of the two middle fingers.

Source

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