Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Camfil USA, Inc.
Start: 5/24/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054561 · 5/24/2016 · Camfil USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Camfil USA, Inc.
Location: 500 S. Main Street, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60014
NAICS: 333411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing over the assembly station. After she changed out the pop-up plate, she restarted the machine. The machine failed to cycle properly and a piece became stuck. The employee's hand then became caught in the cycling device. She sustained several right-hand fractures and a severe laceration by her right thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown