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KLEIN TOOLS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at KLEIN TOOLS, INC. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer KLEIN TOOLS, INC. Report ID 20161010018
Address 2300 Devon Avenue City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date October 25, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 332212 Inspection # 1188773
GPS Coordinates 41.99000, -87.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cycling the bending machine after an electrical repair. The injured employee was resting his hand on the machine and his right thumb tip was amputated when the machine cycled.

Incident Summary

On October 25, 2016, a worker at KLEIN TOOLS, INC. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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