Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Champion Laboratories, Inc., 301 Industrial Drive, ALBION, ILLINOIS 62806
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On Saturday 10/10/15 at approximately 5:00 AM, an employee's hand slid underneath a fixed guard at the Department 5540 Pleater. The employee's left index finger made contact with a belt and was pulled into a roller resulting in injury. Medical provider's diagnosis is that of a partial amputation of the left index finger.
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