Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Libman Company, 220 North Sheldon St, ARCOLA, ILLINOIS 61910
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was operating an angle broom machine. A bundle of broom bristles had not loaded correctly in the feed table; the employee was straightening the bundle when the machine cycled, amputating the employee's left little fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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