Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:03 PM Thursday to a report of a man entrapped in a machine at a commercial building 2200 Pratt Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL. Firefighter/paramedics arrived to find a man trapped precariously in a machine. The man was already injured and there was concern over controlling the machine properly to prevent further injury.
Firefighters extricated the man by 5:23 PM. He was transported Advanced Life Support to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. A fire engine crew accompanied the ambulance because extra personnel were required to work in the ambulance during transport.
The incident has been reported to OSHA.
Map of area of industrial accident in Elk Grove Village …
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