Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-06 | Alsey | Illinois | Alsey Refractories Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On January 6, 2020, an employee was adjusting the weights on a mechanical press when the employee's left thumb was pinched between the wheel for the weights and the table on the press. The employee suffered a traumatic amputation of the left thumb and was hospitalized. |