Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions in NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
Employer Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions Report ID 2024021769
Address 333 Pfingsten Rd City, State ZIP NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
Event Date February 26, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Grinders handtool
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 541380 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.14000, -87.84000

Incident Narrative

At about 12:45 p.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee was scrapping a door frame, using an angle grinder to trim the frame and then discard the scrap into a metal recycling bin. Some of the material shifted, and the angle grinder lacerated his right knee. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2024, a worker at Underwriters Laboratories Inc DBA UL Solutions in NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the knee(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with grinders handtool identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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