Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc | Report ID | 2023098781 |
| Address | 14 Walter Ct | City, State ZIP | LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS 60156 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Scrapers-nonpowered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325510 | Inspection # | 1703229 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.19000, -88.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was making paper bags. As the employee was cleaning dried ink off a roller using a hand scraper, the scraper was caught in the roller. His left thumb was then pulled into the roller and the tip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2023, a worker at Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc in LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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