Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC, 690 East Kenwood Avenue, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On December 2, 2022, an employee was removing sand from the drum of the sand separator when he noticed a pry bar going into the drum. Upon grabbing the prybar, his left ring finger was pinched between the pry bar and a part of the equipment. He was hospitalized and the left ring fingertip was surgically amputated.
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