Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Anees Upholstery, Inc.
Start: 3/20/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032516 · 3/20/2024 · Anees Upholstery, Inc.

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: Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Anees Upholstery, Inc.
Location: 1500 South Western Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60608
NAICS: 811420
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a tilted spindle shaper when it caught the wood and pushed it forward, causing his right hand to contact the blade. His index and middle fingers were amputated.

Source

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