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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054002 · 5/7/2024 · Viakable Manufacturing LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

Name
Viakable Manufacturing LLC
Location
2969 Chartres St., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, 61301
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding wire onto a reel when the machine started up and crushed two fingers on their left hand. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation that was surgically reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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