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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021098400 · 9/29/2021 · Bolke-Miller, Co.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Bolke-Miller, Co.
Location
1350 Bridge Drive, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
NAICS
561910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lubricating the conveyor chain when the conveyor turned on and his left index finger got caught in the chain, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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