# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Medline Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110453` · 11/9/2024 · WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machine guards
## Employer
- **Name:** Medline Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1170 S Northpoint Blvd, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60085
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 9, 2024, an employee was lubricating a drive chain while it was moving, and his left thumb was caught by the chain. The employee was hospitalized with an injured thumb, which required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*