Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at O'Brien Steel Service Co.
Start: 1/29/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010876 · 1/29/2024 · O'Brien Steel Service Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Sanding machinery
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: O'Brien Steel Service Co.
Location: 1700 NE Adams Street, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61603
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a belt grinder/sander to remove slag from the edges of a steel part when the sanding belt contacted the employee's right ring finger and sanded through their protective gloves. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the distal joint and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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