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MERCURY PRODUCTS CORP.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MERCURY PRODUCTS CORP. in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Employer MERCURY PRODUCTS CORP. Report ID 2015052620
Address 1201 S. MERCURY DRIVE City, State ZIP SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60193
Event Date May 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Punch presses
Industry (NAICS) 332116 Inspection # 1061775
GPS Coordinates 42.00000, -88.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up a punch press machine and relocated the feeder from the front to the back. The press was not de-energized at the time. The employee hit the feeder command by accident, and the part charged out of the machine and sliced his left bicep.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2015, a worker at MERCURY PRODUCTS CORP. in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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