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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087382 · 8/12/2024 · Dario's Pallets, Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Dario's Pallets, Corp.
Location
339 N. California Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60612
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding 2 x 4 wood into a notching machine when he noticed that the wood was broken and began pulling it out. His glove was pulled into the machine toward the blades, resulting in the amputation of all five digits of his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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