Amputations

Name: Amputations at SPARTAN LIGHT METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Start: 12/4/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211408 · 12/4/2020 · SPARTAN LIGHT METAL PRODUCTS, INC.

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: SPARTAN LIGHT METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Location: 510 EAST MCCLURKEN AVENUE, SPARTA, ILLINOIS, 62286
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to bleed off a hydraulic cylinder on a diecast mold. Their hand was placed on the side where the hydraulic cylinder was hooked to when it lowered and amputated three fingers.

Source

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