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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010838 · 1/26/2023 · Illinois Forge

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Illinois Forge
Location
2900 East Rock Falls Road, ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS, 61071
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were changing out the die on a press. Each die weighs about 1,200 pounds. A forklift was used to raise the top die and insert it into the keyway pocket, and the die had to be rotated in order to fit. The injured employee was turning the die with his hands to line it up properly, and the forklift was holding the die in place against the keyway pocket. Once it was aligned, it slipped into the keyway pocket, and the injured employee's left index finger was pinched and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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