Amputations

Name: Amputations at WIELAND METALS, INC.
Start: 7/21/2021

1 amputation · 2021075999 · 7/21/2021 · WIELAND METALS, INC.

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: WIELAND METALS, INC.
Location: 707 Northgate Parkway Rd, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
NAICS: 332116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pointing to a part of a machine. His right index finger was caught by tubing that was into the machine to be processed. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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