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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025043766 · 4/23/2025 · JARCK Industries Inc. dba Erie Brush and Manufacturing Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
JARCK Industries Inc. dba Erie Brush and Manufacturing Corp.
Location
860 W Fletcher St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60657
NAICS
339994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a feathertipping machine, using it to feathertip the bristles of a handled brush. The employee's fingers became stuck in the machine, and the employee's little finger and ring fingertip were amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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