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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054218 · 5/13/2024 · Quikrete Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Augers except conveyor

Employer

Name
Quikrete Company
Location
1 S. 950 S. Lorang Road, ELBURN, ILLINOIS, 60119
NAICS
327320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the bucket line machine for an auger change when the auger blade contacted his left hand and amputated the index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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