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Amputations

1 amputation · 20221110456 · 11/30/2022 · DeKalb Forge Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
DeKalb Forge Company
Location
1801 PLEASANT STREET, DEKALB, ILLINOIS, 60115
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a die insert into a CNC machine. The die insert hit the side of the CNC machine and the magnetic hoist released the die insert, partially amputating the employee's right little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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