Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-04-26 | Teutopolis | Illinois | Norris Electric Cooperative | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a chainsaw to cut limbs from a tree overhead while standing on top of a brush cutting machine, approximately three feet off the ground. One of the tree limbs struck the employee's left foot, resulting in amputation of the left big toe at the first joint. | |||||
2015-05-14 | Teutopolis | Illinois | THREE Z PRINTING COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
In the bindery division, an employee had a partial amputation of his right pinky finger from the bottom knuckle up. The employee was working on the autostacker, which cuts paper product, when the amputation occurred at 11:00 PM on 5/14/15. | |||||
2015-02-25 | Teutopolis | Illinois | STEVENS INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On 2/25/15, an employee's finger came in contact with the blade of a table saw as it was powering down. The employee was hospitalized. |