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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20221110048 · 11/11/2022 · Wise Plastics Technology

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name
Wise Plastics Technology
Location
1601 W. Hawthorne Lane, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a portable grinder machine for cleaning when his right little finger became caught between the wheeled grinder and the electrical panel on the wall, resulting in an open fracture that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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