American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation in ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Employer American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation Report ID 20180813300
Address 1500 Holmes Rd. City, State ZIP ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123
Event Date August 24, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.07000, -88.31000

Incident Narrative

On August 24, 2018, an employee was servicing a conveyor when it pinched the employee's thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2018, a worker at American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corporation in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 amputation.

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