Anguleris
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ELGIN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Anguleris | Report ID | 2023043441 |
| Address | 667 N. State St. | City, State ZIP | ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123 |
| Event Date | April 17, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541511 | Inspection # | 1666927 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.04000, -88.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee attempted to remove saw dust from a machine after completing an operation. While removing the saw dust, a blade in the machine contacted their right middle finger, resulting in a degloving injury and amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 17, 2023, a worker at Anguleris in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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