Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC., 15920 Nelson Road, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS 60098
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a backing roll. The employee's hand was caught in a nip point between rolls, causing a crushing injury to the hand and arm.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), unspecifiedMachinery, unspecified
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