Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at AJR Filtration, Inc
Start: 7/31/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076967 · 7/31/2024 · AJR Filtration, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Welding machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: AJR Filtration, Inc
Location: 1500 Harvester Road, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an ultrasonic welding machine to make filters when the anvil came down and pinned her left index finger against a metal bar. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the finger and probable nerve damage requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown