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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032333 · 3/18/2021 · Southwire Company LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
Southwire Company LLC
Location
1445 11th Street, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a spool on a take-up machine. The spool went up instead of down and pinched his left index finger against a knob. He suffered an amputation at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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