PEERLESS OF AMERICA
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
| Employer | PEERLESS OF AMERICA | Report ID | 2015129510 |
| Address | 1201 W WABASH AVENUE | City, State ZIP | EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS 62401 |
| Event Date | December 15, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331316 | Inspection # | 1113939 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.11000, -88.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 12/15/15 at approximately 1:00 PM, an employee operating Rounder Machine #150 was in the process of feeding a 2" x 1/2" piece of copper stock material and inadvertently actuated the mechanism resulting in a partial amputation to the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On December 15, 2015, a worker at PEERLESS OF AMERICA in EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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