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Rohm and Haas LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rohm and Haas LLC in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Rohm and Haas LLC Report ID 20191011257
Address 2401 E. Pratt Blvd City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date October 30, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 325180 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.99000, -87.94000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was fixing a folding rail that was stuck. When the scissor railing lowered, the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point of the folding section. The employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2019, a worker at Rohm and Haas LLC in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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