Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders

Name: Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders at Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Start: 1/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010841 · 1/26/2017 · Interlake Mecalux, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Location: 1600 N. 25th Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 26, 2017, an employee was operating the roll forming machine. The employee's shirt sleeve was caught in the machine pulling his right hand and wrist into the machine resulting in a crushing, bruising, internal bleeding, and swelling injury. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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