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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022064802 · 6/3/2022 · Tiger Drylac USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Tiger Drylac USA, Inc.
Location
3945 Swenson Ave, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
NAICS
325510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a powered granular parch material into a hopper with a rotating auger at the bottom of the hopper. The employee's glove was caught by the auger pulling his hand into the auger screw and amputating two fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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