Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sage Products, LLC, 3909 Three Oaks Rd.,, CARY, ILLINOIS 60013
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee suffered an open fracture and amputation of the tissue of the right index finger when it got caught between the form station and vacuum seal while troubleshooting a form/fill/seal machine.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMetal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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