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County Materials Corporation

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SALEM, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at County Materials Corporation in SALEM, ILLINOIS
Employer County Materials Corporation Report ID 2020010514
Address 749W Commercial St City, State ZIP SALEM, ILLINOIS 62881
Event Date January 17, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.62000, -88.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a chuck and strand into a stressing jack arm. The chuck and strand fell into the ram. The employee grabbed the chuck and tried to reposition it. At the same time, another employee was moving the ram down and the injured employee's right little pinky and ring fingers were pinched between the chuck and stressing ram. As a result, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated and right ring finger was cut.

Incident Summary

On January 17, 2020, a worker at County Materials Corporation in SALEM, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

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