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Flender Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ELGIN, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flender Corporation in ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Employer Flender Corporation Report ID 2022098569
Address 1401 Madeline Lane City, State ZIP ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60124
Event Date September 28, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 333612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.06000, -88.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a large gear box onto a wooden skid using an overhead crane. His left thumb was caught between the gear box and the skid, and he suffered an amputation to the thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2022, a worker at Flender Corporation in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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