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G & W Electric

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at G & W Electric in BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS
Employer G & W Electric Report ID 2019010636
Address 305 W. Crossroads Parkway City, State ZIP BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS 60440
Event Date January 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Drills-stationary
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1386074
GPS Coordinates 41.67000, -88.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was showing another employee how to perform a process on a drill press and moving shavings away from the drilled area when the employee's glove was caught in the press. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2019, a worker at G & W Electric in BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with drills-stationary identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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