SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS·
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Fish & Wildlife Service, Forest area, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225 on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a wood chipper machine when it became jammed with material. The employee's fingertip was amputated while trying to unjam it and the employee was hospitalized. The machine was not running at the time of the incident.
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