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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110625 · 11/14/2024 · Willard Schlabach

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stationary sawing machinery stationary n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Willard Schlabach
Location
1858 Cr 1300E, SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS, 61951
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a multi-head trim saw when boards got jammed in the machine's outfeed belt. The employee went to unplug the machine when the boards shifted causing the rotating saw blade to move and amputate two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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