Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309771905 - Daco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309771905

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 04/23/2007

Site Address:
Daco, Inc.
609 Airport Rd. Post Office Box 1104
North Aurora, IL 60597

Mailing Address:
609 Airport Rd. Post Office Box 1104, North Aurora, IL 60507

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3531

NAICS: 333120/Construction Machinery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/23/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200823524	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200823524

Event: 04/20/2007

Employee Amputates Hand When Caught on Engine Lathe

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2007, Employee #1 was working for a firm that manufactured heavy machinery and construction equipment, operating an engine lathe running at 494 rpm. Using a 2-foot-long strip of emery cloth, he was tooling and deburring a shaft approximately 6 inches long. There was no keyway in the shaft, and it appeared smooth. Suddenly, the emery cloth wrapped upon itself, pulling Employee #1's hand into the in-running nip point of the rotating shaft and emery cloth. His hand was amputated just above the wrist. He was flown by helicopter to Alexian Brothers Medical Center Hospital in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The hand had been preserved, and it was reattached in a 12-hour surgery.

Keywords: LATHE, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, MECH MAT HANDLING, NIP POINT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309771905			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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