Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 3/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024032693 · 3/26/2024 · Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 111 E. 34th Street, SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the chain on a chain breaker machine when the glove on their right hand was caught in the wheel and their thumb was pulled into the machine. Their right thumb was amputated just below the nail bed.

Source

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