LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MBA Building Supplies, Inc., 2200 Tempel Dr., LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS 60048 on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was struck on the shoulder by a forward moving forklift. He fell and the forklift ran over his left foot. A toe on the foot was amputated.
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LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
An employee was jogging a steel coil into a roll former to prepare the machine for a run. The coil started to slip, so he used his left hand to pull on it. His glove was pulled into the roll tooling, which crushed his left middle, ring, and little fingers. The employee sustained amputations to his left ring and little fingers.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
Two employees were setting up and adjusting the tab position on a coil strip machine. The machine's press was actuated while one of them had his left hand in the press area. It crushed his index and ring fingers and amputated the tip of his middle finger.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
An employee was using a compound miter saw to cut wood for packaging when the blade cut the back of the employee's right hand, requiring hospitalization. The saw was guarded at the time of the incident.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
On or about June 20, 2016, an employee was loading a steel coil on a machine when the steel coil fell onto his leg and hit his arm. He suffered a left leg fracture and a right arm injury.
LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS—
MBA Building Supplies, Inc.
On May 27, 2015 at 14:30 the employee amputated four fingers (all except the thumb) on his right hand while operating a press brake machine.
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