EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS·
PEERLESS OF AMERICA
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PEERLESS OF AMERICA, 1201 W WABASH AVENUE, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS 62401 on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On 12/15/15 at approximately 1:00 PM, an employee operating Rounder Machine #150 was in the process of feeding a 2" x 1/2" piece of copper stock material and inadvertently actuated the mechanism resulting in a partial amputation to the right index finger.
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