Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ideal Industries, Inc., 1800 Prairie Drive, SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS 60178
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On November 7, 2019, an employee was performing setup and changing the coil on an automatic crimper machine. As the employee was feeding the coil into a new point of terminals, the machine actuated and the anvil came down on his finger. The finger was amputated.
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower leg.
Employees were assembling and testing a butterfly valve unit and actuator combo. When the unit was function tested with air, the valve gate closed on an employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture and laceration.
An employee was doing a daily inspection of the sifter screen on a mixer when the mixer line activated. The armature for the screen struck the employee's right wrist. Their wrist was cut and their hand was fractured.
An employee was doing a dry run during the setup of an ice cream machine. The machine indexed and the filler head amputated the employee's left middle finger above the last knuckle.
An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.
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On June 4, 2025, an employee was starting up the rotary winding machine and breaking off a piece of conduit when his left arm was struck by a moving part. The employee was hospitalized with a severe laceration to the elbow that exposed the tendon and the joint.
An employee was using a handheld grinder on a metal part. Sparks flew off the part and caught their clothing on fire. The employee sustained severe burns to their face, neck, and underarms.
An employee was operating a roll press machine when the material began to jam. The employee was pushing the material through when a part of the roll came loose and their left hand went through it and caught a piece of the roll. The roll of steel cut their left index finger resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse to move it out of the way when the forklift struck the adjacent shelving. The employee sustained a broken hand that required surgery and hospitalization.
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.