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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109586 · 10/15/2024 · North Coast Container

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Welding machinery
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
North Coast Container
Location
1846 South Kilbourn, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
NAICS
332439
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 15, 2024, an employee was cleaning a drum welder with a rag. The machine pulled in the rag and injured three fingers on the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized with three partially amputated fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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