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Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc. in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc. Report ID 2021042787
Address 5190 28th Avenue City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61109
Event Date April 3, 2021 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 Arm saws, radial arm saws
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1524782
GPS Coordinates 42.23000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a radial arm saw when they suffered the amputation of their thumb.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2021, a worker at Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc. in ROCKFORD, 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 arm saws, radial arm saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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