Multiple amputations at one Chicago manufacturing company
For the third time since the summer of 2015, a worker with a metal container manufacturer has suffered an amputation injury. In each incident, federal safety investigators found that, if the employer had complied with workplace safety standards, the injuries were preventable.
On Dec. 27, 2016, OSHA issued B-Way Corp. one repeated and one serious safety violation, carrying proposed penalties of $81,062, following its investigation of the most recent injury. On Sept. 10, 2016, a machine amputated a 52-year-old temporary worker's right middle finger tip when it came in contact with the machine's operating parts - as he cleared a jam.