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Amputations
1 amputation · 2023098100 · 9/2/2023 · Platinum Converting 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
- Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Paper production machinery, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- Platinum Converting Inc.
- Location
- 1560 West Stearns Road, BARTLETT, ILLINOIS, 60103
- NAICS
- 561910
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was clearing scraps of paper from a paper machine when their finger contacted the machine. Their left ring finger was amputated.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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