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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025055025 · 5/28/2025 · Schleifring Medical Systems, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machinery unspecified

Employer

Name
Schleifring Medical Systems, LLC
Location
1490 Crispin Drive, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
NAICS
334510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 28, 2025, two maintenance employees were working on a flipper mechanism that was intermittently getting stuck during its vertical movement cycle. An employee began removing the bottom motor of the flipper assembly. The gearbox unexpectedly detached along with the motor. This caused the flipper arm (weighing ~250 pounds) to lose mechanical support and fall, striking an employee. The flipper arm caused injuries to both of his arms. His wrist and fingers were injured and he sustained fractures to an elbow. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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