Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Minerallac Company
Start: 5/7/2024

1 amputation · 2024053982 · 5/7/2024 · Minerallac Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Minerallac Company
Location: 100 Gast Road, HAMPSHIRE, ILLINOIS, 60140
NAICS: 332510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running an automated packing machine when a part got lodged in the machine gating. When the employee attempted to remove the blockage, her finger was caught between the gate and the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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