Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alin Machining Company, Inc., 3131 W. Soffel Avenue, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee sustained an injury to his left pinky finger as he was polishing a coil with a CNC lathe. The door safety interlocks were disengaged allowing the employee to polish parts of the coil as the machine was running.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333293)
An employee had his hand on a screen printer while another employee was performing a calibration. The machine went to park and caught the employee's left thumb. The left thumb was amputated from the nail forward.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.