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Art Boards Direct, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Art Boards Direct, LLC in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
Employer Art Boards Direct, LLC Report ID 20211110047
Address 3N545 North 17th Street, Suite A City, State ZIP SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
Event Date November 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Planing mills
Industry (NAICS) 339940 Inspection # 1568435
GPS Coordinates 41.92000, -88.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning saw dust from the exit end of an automatic, double-sided planer with a compressed air nozzle. The employee's hand was caught in the machine, resulting in severe lacerations and a degloving injury requiring surgery. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 19, 2021, a worker at Art Boards Direct, LLC in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with planing mills identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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