Amputations

Name: Amputations at Smith Filter Corporation
Start: 6/27/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022065600 · 6/27/2022 · Smith Filter Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: Smith Filter Corporation
Location: 5000 41ST ST., MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61265
NAICS: 333413
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 27, 2022, an employee was cutting a 4-inch strip of metal on a shear machine. As he was lining up the metal the shear amputated the tip of his right thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown