TC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | TC INDUSTRIES, INC. | Report ID | 2016099269 |
| Address | 3703 S. RT. 31 | City, State ZIP | CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS 60012 |
| Event Date | September 30, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Band saws |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1182935 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.27000, -88.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee placed a bundle of steel bar stock into a horizontal band saw when he suffered a severe laceration to the right index finger, requiring surgical amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 30, 2016, a worker at TC INDUSTRIES, INC. in CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with band saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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