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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022021654 · 2/21/2022 · Illinois Engineered Products, 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 regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Illinois Engineered Products, Inc.
Location
2415 W. 21st Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60608
NAICS
332323
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press to bend parts. As the employee placed the part into the machine and pressed the foot pedal, their left middle finger and ring fingertip were amputated. The employee was hospitalized where the middle finger was reattached. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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