Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Fives Landis Corp.- Cutting Tools - Abrasives (Gardner Abrasives)
Start: 8/1/2024

1 amputation · 2024086977 · 8/1/2024 · Fives Landis Corp.- Cutting Tools - Abrasives (Gardner Abrasives)

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: Fives Landis Corp.- Cutting Tools - Abrasives (Gardner Abrasives)
Location: 481 Gardner Street, SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS, 61080
NAICS: 333519
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 1, 2024, an employee was working on a press and dumping scrap material from the center piece to a scrap barrel when their finger became caught in the hole of the center piece and was crushed between the center and the edge of the roller on the conveyor. The employee sustained an amputation of three-quarters of their finger.

Source

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