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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098781 · 9/22/2023 · Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc

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
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source
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Employer

Name
Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc
Location
14 Walter Ct, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS, 60156
NAICS
325510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making paper bags. As the employee was cleaning dried ink off a roller using a hand scraper, the scraper was caught in the roller. His left thumb was then pulled into the roller and the tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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