Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. Report ID 2017010143
Address 1655 Powis Road City, State ZIP WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185
Event Date January 6, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1202964
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -88.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a scrap conveyor when his glove was caught and his finger was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2017, a worker at K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

See all reports for K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Sep 28, 2015 Quest Architectural Millwork STAFFORD, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 15, 2016 QG Printing II Corp. LUFKIN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Jun 28, 2022 Honda of America Manufacturing, Incorporated MARYSVILLE, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Nov 26, 2018 McNeil Automotive Products Limited BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS Amputations Amp.
Jun 10, 2018 KOCH FOODS OF GADSDEN GADSDEN, ALABAMA Amputations Amp.
Dec 2, 2021 Western Beef Retail, Inc. BRONX, NEW YORK Amputations Amp.
Nov 2, 2017 CONTRACT PHARMACAL CORPORATION HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK Amputations Hosp.
Jan 14, 2020 Pepsico, INC. BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports