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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065709 · 6/26/2024 · Scrap Metal Services LLC

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
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source
Crowbars

Employer

Name
Scrap Metal Services LLC
Location
3000 W. 139th Street, BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
NAICS
331492
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On June 26, 2024, an employee was using a pry bar to flip an aluminum die. The pry bar slipped out and the die crushed the employee's right ring finger, which resulted in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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