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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010509 · 1/17/2023 · Corrugated Supplies Company, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Slitters, winders-paper production

Employer

Name
Corrugated Supplies Company, LLC
Location
5043 W. 67th Street, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a slitter machine. As the employee was adjusting the timing belt, the machine moved back into the home position, causing the employee's thumb to contact the timing belt's pinch point. The employee sustained a left thumb tip amputation and fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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