Amputations

Name: Amputations at Smith Filter Corp.
Start: 7/16/2021

1 amputation · 2021075844 · 7/16/2021 · Smith Filter Corp.

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Smith Filter Corp.
Location: 5000 41ST ST., MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61265
NAICS: 333413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a rigid cell brace punch machine when their left index finger was caught in the point of operation, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown