J.L. Clark LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
| Employer | J.L. Clark LLC | Report ID | 2017032453 |
| Address | 923 23rd Ave | City, State ZIP | ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61104 |
| Event Date | March 16, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Shearing machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332431 | Inspection # | 1220090 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.24000, -89.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 16, 2017, at approximately 9:50 p.m., an employee was hand cleaning the powered in-feed rollers used for pulling steel sheet from the steel sheet coil located on the nearby mandrel using a rag with a solvent when the employee's right hand was pulled in between the two rollers and crushed.
Incident Summary
On March 16, 2017, a worker at J.L. Clark LLC in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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