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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024053878 · 5/3/2024 · Great Northern Instore, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Great Northern Instore, LLC
Location
333 E. Touhy Avenue, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
NAICS
339950
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a butt welding machine and placing rings. Her left index fingertip became caught in the coppers, lacerating it and resulting in a partial surgical amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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