Amputations

Name: Amputations at Maclean-Fogg Component Solutions, L.L.C.
Start: 12/5/2017

1 amputation · 20171211543 · 12/5/2017 · Maclean-Fogg Component Solutions, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Maclean-Fogg Component Solutions, L.L.C.
Location: 1000 Allanson Rd., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS, 60060
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to align cylinder connections on a cold nut forming machine to insert pins. He was using his left hand to feel for abnormalities to connect the pins when the machine suddenly activated, amputating his left thumb tip. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.

Source

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