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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032280 · 3/13/2023 · Mervis Industries Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
Secondary source
Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mervis Industries Incorporated
Location
2313 Cannon St, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61832
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 13, 2023, an employee was attempting to align the couplers while switching rail cars when their right thumb was pinched between the couplers. The employee sustained a partial amputation/soft tissue damage to the right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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