BATAVIA, ILLINOIS—
SUNCAST CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SUNCAST CORPORATION, 701 N. KIRK ROAD, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS 60510 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a grinder hopper when a rotating component inside the hopper amputated the employee's middle finger. The hopper was not locked/tagged out at the time.
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