Amputations

Name: Amputations at Beam Global
Start: 8/30/2023

1 amputation · 2023088005 · 8/30/2023 · Beam Global

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Beam Global
Location: 2600 S. 25th Ave., BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60155
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a tape machine when the safety guard came back down, which started the blade of the machine and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown