Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1367876.015 - Leading Edge Group, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1367876.015

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 12/26/2018

Site Address:
Leading Edge Group, Inc.
1800 16th Ave.
Rockford, IL 61104

Mailing Address:
1800 16th Ave., Rockford, IL 61104

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 332996/Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/06/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1410094	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 112103.015

Event: 12/12/2018

Employee amputates finger when caught between part and die i

At 6:45 p.m. on December 12, 2018, an employee was bending parts in a tube bender and had placed his left hand's ring finger between the die and the part. The employee pushed the start button and crushed his finger, amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bending Machine, Caught Between, Crushed, Die, Finger

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1367876.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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