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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075893 · 7/19/2021 · Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
455 Gibraltar Dr., BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
NAICS
212299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a part jammed on a conveyor. The conveyor caught the employee's glove and pulled in the employee's left hand, causing fractures to the index and ring fingers and amputating the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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