Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nudo Products, Inc., 1500 Taylor Ave, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62703
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
At about 1:00 a.m., on June 23, 2022, an employee's right index finger was caught in a shredder. The finger was amputated at the second knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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