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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021032479 · 3/23/2021 · Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Bundles, bales

Employer

Name
Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated
Location
9400 W. Belmont Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to load a bundle of hexagonal bars onto the conveyor belt of a die bench machine. When the employee unstrapped the bundle, a hexagonal bar moved and crushed the tip of his left thumb against another bar resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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