Dauber Company, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Fractures — TONICA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Dauber Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025077228 |
| Address | 577 N 18th Rd. | City, State ZIP | TONICA, ILLINOIS 61370 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Stacking machinery |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327999 | Inspection # | 1844660 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.19000, -89.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was running the cuber machine (moves and stacks blocks onto pallets) in the block plant. He went to manually move some blocks and the carriage of the cuber moved and pinned his midsection (abdomen, pelvis, and lower back region). The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his bottom two ribs and L3 vertebra. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2025, a worker at Dauber Company, Inc. in TONICA, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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