Amputations

Name: Amputations at Morton Industries LLC
Start: 6/9/2021

1 amputation · 2021064669 · 6/9/2021 · Morton Industries LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name: Morton Industries LLC
Location: 70 Commerce Dr, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
NAICS: 332996
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a bead roller. The tip of his left index finger was within the point of operation when the machine cycled, crushing part of his left index fingertip. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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