S & C ELECTRIC COMPANY
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | S & C ELECTRIC COMPANY | Report ID | 2015063596 |
| Address | 6601 N. RIDGE | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60626 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Plastic injection molding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 335313 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.00000, -87.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was closing the injection molding door when his left hand glove along with the tip of his middle finger got caught between the door and the frame of the injection molding machine. The employee jerked his hand out and amputated his left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2015, a worker at S & C ELECTRIC COMPANY in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plastic injection molding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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