R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company | Report ID | 2021075691 |
| Address | 2075 Busse Road | City, State ZIP | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007 |
| Event Date | July 12, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 323110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.99000, -87.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a tool to clear a jam in the rotary cutter machine when the door on the machine closed on his left thumb resulting in a loss of flesh on the front of the thumb without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2021, a worker at R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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