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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020088206 · 8/29/2020 · American Louver Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
American Louver Company
Location
7700 N. Austin Ave., SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, 60077
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press. The press cycled and caught the employee's left ring finger, causing a partial amputation above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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