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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022010522 · 1/19/2022 · Greenwood, 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
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Greenwood, Inc.
Location
3901 N. Vermilion St., DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61832
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 19, 2022, an employee was cleaning melted plastic particles off a pull roller in an extruder when his left hand was caught between two rollers resulting in amputation of four fingers (all but the index finger) on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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