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Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. in LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. Report ID 2017076445
Address 1700 Franklin Blvd. City, State ZIP LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS 60048
Event Date July 12, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332313 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.30000, -88.00000

Incident Narrative

The employee was trying to troubleshoot a motor. His hand slipped into the rotating motor blades resulting in amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2017, a worker at Wm. W. Meyer & Sons, Inc. in LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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