Man Severs Fingers at Metalworking Fluid Manufacturing Company

  • Posted on: 22 June 2013
  • By: SandBlaster

An employee of a reputed Metalworking Fluid, cleaner and lubricant manufacturer in Crystal Lake severely injured his hand while operating a machine Monday morning, according to the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department.  Crews were called to 8200 Ridgefield Road around 7:40 a.m. for a report of a man who had severed off several fingers, fire officials said. The unidentified man caught his fingers in a machine that processes and mixes grease components before putting it into a 55-gallon drum.  At least two fingers were severed, Battalion Chief Thomas Pollnow said. He was taken to Centegra Hospital – Woodstock.   This picture is not of the injured man - just a represntative reminder of our obligations to safety. That means both Management and Workers too.  At the end of the day, it's your hand to be saved or lost.  Please be careful.