Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC, 11440 Adison Ave, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
On November 13, 2019, an employee was working on a paint line and noticed a defect on an aluminum coil. He was trying to brush off the defect when the strip grabbed his right hand and pulled him into the rollers of the accumulator tower. He suffered a dislocated right elbow that required surgery and bruised ribs.
HospitalizedElbow(s)Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
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