AFC Materials Group
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | AFC Materials Group | Report ID | 2024054352 |
| Address | 14 Walter Court | City, State ZIP | LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS 60156 |
| Event Date | May 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Industrial printing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Cleaning handtools n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333244 | Inspection # | 1755009 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.19000, -88.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning rotating parts on a print press using a rag. The rag was caught in a pinch point and her hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 17, 2024, a worker at AFC Materials Group in LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with industrial printing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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