Amputations

Name: Amputations at SOLOMON COLORS, INC.
Start: 9/24/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021098258 · 9/24/2021 · SOLOMON COLORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: SOLOMON COLORS, INC.
Location: 4050 NORTH COLOR PLANT RD, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
NAICS: 325131
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 24, 2021, an employee was trying to unjam a machine. His left hand was caught in a rotary airlock valve (accessed through an inspection port), which pinched his middle finger. The finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time.

Source

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