Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Silbrico Corporation, 6300 River Road, HODGKINS, ILLINOIS 60525
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On December 14, 2021, a temporary employee was outside loading ore from the train into the conveyor system. The employee entered a confined space to clean ore from the wheel of the conveyor belt system when their arm was pulled into the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized for right arm fractures, contusions, and facial lacerations.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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