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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023076880 · 7/30/2023 · Novolex LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
Novolex LLC
Location
1700 S Canal St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60616
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clean rollers on a press when their right thumb was caught in the rollers, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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