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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024088069 · 8/30/2024 · Midwest Can Company, LLC

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Grinders, abraders
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Midwest Can Company, LLC
Location
10800 W. Belmont Avenue, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a machine part when her gloved fingertip was caught in the bench grinder, severing the tip. Her right index finger was amputated under the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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