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Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
Employer Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Report ID 2015108025
Address 3850 Ohio Ave. City, State ZIP SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
Event Date October 27, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333612 Inspection # 1103405
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -88.26000

Incident Narrative

On or about 8:15 a.m. on October 27, 2015, an employee was operating a com cutter machine when he incurred an amputation to the tip of his left ring finger. The machine rotates, smooths and cuts commutators that are a component of DC motors.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2015, a worker at Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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