Champion Laboratories, Inc.

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ALBION, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Champion Laboratories, Inc. in ALBION, ILLINOIS
Employer Champion Laboratories, Inc. Report ID 2024032433
Address 200 S 4th Street, Shared Logistics Center City, State ZIP ALBION, ILLINOIS 62806
Event Date March 18, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Jacks
Secondary Source Machinery unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.37000, -88.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an air jack and a can press machine during a die change. The employee's left index finger was caught between the air jack and the machine, causing a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2024, a worker at Champion Laboratories, Inc. in ALBION, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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