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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043295 · 4/16/2024 · WIN SOON Chicago, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Product labeling machinery
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
WIN SOON Chicago, Inc.
Location
190 Kendall Point Drive, OSWEGO, ILLINOIS, 60543
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a bottle labeling machine when ink spilled inside the machine. As the employee tried to clean it up using a rag, the rag was caught on a gear and her right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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