Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO. in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
Employer O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO. Report ID 20161212035
Address 1700 N. E. ADAMS STREET City, State ZIP PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61603
Event Date December 30, 2016 Outcome 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 Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1200463
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -89.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was grinding parts on a pedestal belt grinder and suffered a left thumb amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 30, 2016, a worker at O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO. in PEORIA, 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 grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for O'BRIEN STEEL SERVICE CO..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Oct 24, 2019 Clifford Power Systems, Inc. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 22, 2019 NCI Group, Inc. BYRAM, MISSISSIPPI Amputations Amp.
May 22, 2023 McElroy Metal ASHBURN, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 7, 2020 Allied Tube and Conduit HARVEY, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Oct 19, 2017 Ranger Energy Services, LLC WINDSOR, COLORADO Amputations Amp.
Aug 10, 2017 Lakeview Forge Co ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Sep 30, 2020 BFC Solutions GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS Cuts and abrasions or bruises Hosp.
Dec 8, 2021 Sun Well Service, Inc. WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA Amputations Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports