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ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ELGIN, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC. in ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Employer ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC. Report ID 2021021707
Address 1100 JANSEN FARM DRIVE City, State ZIP ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123
Event Date February 24, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 336399 Inspection # 1519384
GPS Coordinates 42.06000, -88.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a welding machine when an air-powered clamp block pinched the employee's fingers between the stationary and the moving clamp pieces, resulting in amputation of two fingertips on the left hand.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2021, a worker at ELGIN INDUSTRIES, INC. in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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