Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-02-14 | Peotone | Illinois | CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a curl and bead machine and attempting to adjust a part that had dislodged from the machine when his right index finger was caught between a pail and the machine resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
2018-02-13 | Peotone | Illinois | The Scoular Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a bucket elevator/leg machine and opened a metal cover located at the bottom of the machine. The employee was attempting to remove grain from inside the running machine and amputated the left middle finger and lacerated the ring finger. |