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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024021401 · 2/14/2024 · Interlake Mecalux, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Transmissions, gears
Secondary source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was re-installing a transmission on a roll-forming machine that processes steel coil into beams. The transmission weighed approximately 45 pounds. During the installation, the employee's right little finger got caught between the transmission and its housing. The employee suffered an amputation of approximately the first centimeter of his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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