Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MBL (USA) CORPORATION, 601 DAYTON ROAD, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was feeding fabric between two rolls on a calendar machine when his fingers were pulled into the nip point. The first three fingers on his right hand were crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical amputation(s).
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
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An employee was operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
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