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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021756 · 2/24/2023 · Tempel Steel Company

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 regular operation
Source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tempel Steel Company
Location
5500 N. Wolcott Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60640
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading laminations and was putting the clamps through the hoist. He lifted the load with the hoist controller in his right hand and his left hand was caught between the turntable cabinet and the hoist lifting device, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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