Maywood Industries

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ALSIP, ILLINOIS

Employer	Maywood Industries	Report ID	2018043431
Address	12636 S. Springfield	City, State ZIP	ALSIP, ILLINOIS 60803
Event Date	April 10, 2018	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Source of Injury	Table saws
Industry (NAICS)	321912	Inspection #	1312287
GPS Coordinates	41.66000, -87.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the blade cut and amputated his thumb tip (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2018, a worker at Maywood Industries in ALSIP, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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