Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Wheatland Tube
Start: 8/14/2024

1 amputation · 2024087461 · 8/14/2024 · Wheatland Tube

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: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Machine and tool parts, accessories n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wheatland Tube
Location: 1600 Ritchie Court, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS, 61068
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming tape from a packaging machine. When the employee cut the tape off the blade, the blade contacted their middle and little fingers. The tip of their little finger was amputated and the middle finger was lacerated.

Source

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