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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109753 · 10/20/2024 · FEMCO, Inc. dba The Finger Companies

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
Plumbing augers, snakes
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
FEMCO, Inc. dba The Finger Companies
Location
2500 Brush Road, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60173
NAICS
531110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a rooter to clear a blockage in a kitchen sink. As he was working the rooter into the drain, his glove was caught in the machine. He suffered a degloving to the skin of the right little finger, as well as an amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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