Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC
Start: 4/7/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043220 · 4/7/2025 · Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Lathes
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC
Location: 11440 Addison Ave, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 332812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand file to sand a part attached to the chuck on a powered lathe. Their right glove became caught and the employee's hand was pulled into the chuck, resulting in three finger amputations and an injury to the right ear. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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