Amputations

Name: Amputations at icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC
Start: 8/23/2022

1 amputation · 2022087485 · 8/23/2022 · icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC
Location: 1616 Cleveland Blvd., GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 8:30 a.m. on August 23, 2022, an Icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering employee was hemming a piece of sheet metal with a metal brake. After making the initial bend, he slid the bent end of the metal into the brake. The brake then closed on his right thumb, amputating the tip.

Source

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