MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — MORTON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC. in MORTON, ILLINOIS
Employer MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC. Report ID 20171212247
Address 1021 W BIRCHWOOD ST City, State ZIP MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550
Event Date December 27, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1286442
GPS Coordinates 40.60000, -89.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the tooling and setting up a spot welding machine when both of the employee's thumbs were crushed in the machine's point of operation. Both thumb tips were amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2017, a worker at MATCOR METAL FABRICATION (ILLINOIS) INC. in MORTON, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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