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Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc. Report ID 2016109361
Address 2014 N. Major Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639
Event Date October 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331523 Inspection # 1182169
GPS Coordinates 41.92000, -87.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting a core machine because it was not operating. He attempted to clear some sand inside the point of operation. As his hand passed through a light curtain's sensing field, a core table lowered and crushed his right hand, causing lacerations and fractures.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2016, a worker at Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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