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Closets By Design

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Closets By Design in AURORA, ILLINOIS
Employer Closets By Design Report ID 2016065452
Address 850 Ridgeway Unit A City, State ZIP AURORA, ILLINOIS 60506
Event Date June 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423220 Inspection # 1158387
GPS Coordinates 41.75000, -88.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine to core holes in a product when the machine amputated the employee's right-hand little finger below the nail.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2016, a worker at Closets By Design in AURORA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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