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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022054084 · 5/10/2022 · Alcast Aquisition Company LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
Alcast Aquisition Company LLC
Location
340 SOUTH KELLOGG STREET, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a casting with his right hand when the band saw started and jumped, pulling his fingers into the saw blade. He suffered partial amputations to two fingers on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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