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Fractures

1 amputation · 2023065082 · 6/8/2023 · Thomson Linear, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Threading and tapping machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Thomson Linear, LLC
Location
1300 N State Street, MARENGO, ILLINOIS, 60152
NAICS
333513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a steel bar into a thread-rolling machine. The employee attempted to reposition the bar when it started spinning and caught his left glove. The employee's thumb was pulled into the feed table roller, resulting in fractures to the left thumb, wrist, and forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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