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TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION in WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS
Employer TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION Report ID 2015096645
Address 607 N. Central Ave. City, State ZIP WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS 60191
Event Date September 11, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 333414 Inspection # 1095520
GPS Coordinates 41.97000, -87.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling a metal piece on an Arcotech rolling machine and got his right ring finger caught between the piece of metal and the roller. The employee's right ring finger was crushed resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2015, a worker at TEMPCO ELECTRIC HEATER CORPORATION in WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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