Precision Plating Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Precision Plating Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2022086758 |
| Address | 4123 W. Peterson Ave. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60646 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332813 | Inspection # | 1612523 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.98000, -87.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fixing sprocket tooling. The belt caught the employee's right hand pulling the index finger into the belt driver. The employee was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2022, a worker at Precision Plating Company, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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