Amputations

Name: Amputations at MAPEI CORPORATION
Start: 12/17/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210835 · 12/17/2021 · MAPEI CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 regular operation
Source: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: MAPEI CORPORATION
Location: 530 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 325520
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a piece of metal on a belt sander when his gloved hand was caught between the belt and the piece being sanded. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their right index finger.

Source

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