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Topy Precision Mfg., Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Topy Precision Mfg., Inc. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Topy Precision Mfg., Inc. Report ID 2017043124
Address 1375 Lunt Ave. City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date April 6, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 332722 Inspection # 1226173
GPS Coordinates 42.00000, -87.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a build-up of metal shavings on the carrier plate of the double disc grinder when her right middle finger was caught and amputated between a hole in the carrier plate and the rotating disc.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2017, a worker at Topy Precision Mfg., Inc. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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