Central Steel and Wire Company, LLC
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Central Steel and Wire Company, LLC | Report ID | 2024043544 |
| Address | 23301 Central Avenue | City, State ZIP | UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS 60484 |
| Event Date | April 24, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Stationary saws band |
| Secondary Source | Vises, clamps | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.46000, -87.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 24, 2024, an employee was loading steel stock onto a band saw. As the employee went to manually close the vise, their right index finger got caught between the material on the table and the moving vise, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 24, 2024, a worker at Central Steel and Wire Company, LLC in UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with stationary saws band identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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