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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054636 · 5/27/2022 · ONSITE Woodwork Corporation

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
ONSITE Woodwork Corporation
Location
4100 Rock Valley Parkway, LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS, 61111
NAICS
337212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While an employee was lining up materials on an automatic double chop saw, the machine malfunctioned and the blade came down on his left hand. The index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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