WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
MAPEI CORPORATION
Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MAPEI CORPORATION, 530 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185 on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
At 7:30 p.m. on January 28, 2021, an employee was sitting in his vehicle in a company parking lot when he was shot in the face with a shotgun through the driver's side window. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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On March 31, 2016, an employee experienced the amputation of the left middle fingertip when it was caught between a conveyor belt and a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
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On or about March 1, 2016, an employee was re-installing a pump that was approximately 5 feet long and weighed approximately 300 pounds. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated when it was caught between the pinch point of the housing and the casting.
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