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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024098195 · 9/4/2024 · Brakur Custom Cabinetry Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Brakur Custom Cabinetry Inc
Location
18656 S. State Route 59, SHOREWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60404
NAICS
238350
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pocket cutter machine that creates a pocket on the underside of wooden material for future screw installation. The employee operated the machine by foot control and the machine's clamping device (designed to apply pressure on top of the wood to hold in place), contacted the employee's right index fingertip resulting in amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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