Driv-Lok, Inc.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Driv-Lok, Inc. | Report ID | 2024065154 |
| Address | 1140 Park Avenue | City, State ZIP | SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS 60178 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Parts and materials unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423840 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.97000, -88.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing set-up on a production machine and was placing the first set-up piece into the machine by hand. While rolling the machine over by hand with a handwheel, the set-up pin was struck by the machine's push rod causing the pin to push the employee's left finger into a collet, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2024, a worker at Driv-Lok, Inc. in SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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