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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043819 · 4/24/2025 · Morey Industries, Inc., dba Westmont Engineering Company

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
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Wrenches, ratchets

Employer

Name
Morey Industries, Inc., dba Westmont Engineering Company
Location
2000 Beach Avenue, BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS, 60155
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tracking a conveyor belt while cleaning off a roller when the wrench the employee was using got caught between the roller and the belt. His left index finger was pulled into the conveyor and was medically amputated at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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