Amputations

Name: Amputations at Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Start: 9/12/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098412 · 9/12/2023 · Interlake Mecalux, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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, n.e.c.
Source: Painting, priming, metal coating machinery

Employer

Name: Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Location: 1600 N. 25th Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
NAICS: 337215
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a cataphoresis paint machine from a balcony when the machine caught their little finger and right index finger, resulting in partial amputations.

Source

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