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SB Specialty Metals LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SB Specialty Metals LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer SB Specialty Metals LLC Report ID 20171211502
Address 4501 West Cortland City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639
Event Date December 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1282658
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -87.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a steel plate saw's chip chute when his right ring finger was caught and amputated between the clamp and the chip chute. The saw was running at the time.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2017, a worker at SB Specialty Metals LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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