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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010134 · 1/6/2024 · HN Precision

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
HN Precision
Location
601 Skokie Hwy, LAKE BLUFF, ILLINOIS, 60044
NAICS
332721
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A part jammed in a rotary machine. While an employee was removing it, the machine's piston came down on his finger, resulting in an amputation to the top portion of the left little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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