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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021707 · 2/24/2021 · ELGIN INDUSTRIES, 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
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location
1100 JANSEN FARM DRIVE, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a welding machine when an air-powered clamp block pinched the employee's fingers between the stationary and the moving clamp pieces, resulting in amputation of two fingertips on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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