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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021031959 · 3/4/2021 · Concrete Supply Company of Illinois

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Concrete Supply Company of Illinois
Location
6451 Harness Lane, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62207
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a threaded rod. The first employee was checking one end while the second was turning the other end with a rachet when the bolt broke, causing the pulley to move and crush the first employee's left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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