VanVoorst Lumber Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — UNION HILL, ILLINOIS
| Employer | VanVoorst Lumber Company | Report ID | 20161110440 |
| Address | 1 Center Street | City, State ZIP | UNION HILL, ILLINOIS 60969 |
| Event Date | November 5, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Elbow(s) and arms(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Secondary Source | Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 321999 | Inspection # | 1189994 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.10000, -88.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using an air hose to blow off the router bit on a router machine. The employee's sleeve was caught in the rotating router bit, pulling his arm into the rotating equipment. He suffered a laceration on his right elbow up to his armpit. The router machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On November 5, 2016, a worker at VanVoorst Lumber Company in UNION HILL, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the elbow(s) and arms(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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