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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023087094 · 8/4/2023 · Frain Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Frain Industries, Inc.
Location
245 E. North Avenue, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a 40-pound impeller on a machine. The impeller spun while his right index finger was in an opening; it struck and amputated the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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