Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JULIAN ELECTRIC, INC., 15706 W. 147th Street, HOMER GLEN, ILLINOIS 60491
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a tool set on a punch press when it cycled and caught his left index finger.
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