SHOREWOOD, ILLINOIS·
Brakur Custom Cabinetry Inc
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Brakur Custom Cabinetry Inc, 18656 S. State Route 59, SHOREWOOD, ILLINOIS 60404 on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a pocket cutter machine that creates a pocket on the underside of wooden material for future screw installation. The employee operated the machine by foot control and the machine's clamping device (designed to apply pressure on top of the wood to hold in place), contacted the employee's right index fingertip resulting in amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
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