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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024054352 · 5/17/2024 · AFC Materials Group

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
Industrial printing machinery
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
AFC Materials Group
Location
14 Walter Court, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS, 60156
NAICS
333244
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning rotating parts on a print press using a rag. The rag was caught in a pinch point and her hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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