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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087289 · 8/8/2024 · Dart Container Corporation

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Rollers, cylinders

Employer

Name
Dart Container Corporation
Location
7575 S. Kostner Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
NAICS
326140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 8, 2024, at approximately 7:25 AM, an employee was performing startup activities when their left hand was caught between two rollers on a chrome roller unit. The employee's left little, middle, and ring fingers were crushed, and they sustained two fingertip amputations to the little and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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