Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Master-Halco, Inc.
Start: 6/13/2024

1 amputation · 2024065248 · 6/13/2024 · Master-Halco, Inc.

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: Extruding machinery
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: Master-Halco, Inc.
Location: 4633 E Radio Tower Ln, OLNEY, ILLINOIS, 62450
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing a jam in the wire extruding machine and caught the tip of their finger between the drum and roller on the wire roll up. The employee sustained a right ring fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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