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KMK Metal Fabricators, Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — TRENTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KMK Metal Fabricators, Inc in TRENTON, ILLINOIS
Employer KMK Metal Fabricators, Inc Report ID 2018088372
Address 408 E Broadway City, State ZIP TRENTON, ILLINOIS 62293
Event Date August 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Laser cutting machinery
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # 1341010
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -89.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris around a laser cutting table with an air hose when the table shifted and he was caught between the bracket arm of the cutting device and a portion of the table. He suffered a laceration and fractured arm, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2018, a worker at KMK Metal Fabricators, Inc in TRENTON, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with laser cutting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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