Gunite Corporation
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Gunite Corporation | Report ID | 2020021395 |
| Address | 302 Peoples Ave. | City, State ZIP | ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61104 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.24000, -89.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting filters in molds in a molding machine. The employee's leg was pinched and broken between the foundry mold carriage and a roller bracket.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2020, a worker at Gunite Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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