Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Viakable Manufacturing LLC, 2969 Chartres St., LA SALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a rewinder machine and partially amputated the right index finger (distal phalanx).
An employee was guiding wire onto a reel when the machine started up and crushed two fingers on their left hand. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation that was surgically reattached.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
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