Kelco Industries, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Kelco Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2022032046 |
| Address | 1425 Lake Ave | City, State ZIP | WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS 60098 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Sheet metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333999 | Inspection # | 1622209 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.29000, -88.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on an assembly line when sheet metal lacerated his right hand. He suffered a severed tendon and a cut artery that required surgery.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2022, a worker at Kelco Industries, Inc. in WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with sheet metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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