SYCAMORE – A man who was airlifted to the hospital after getting his hand caught in a piece of machinery at the Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee on Friday remained in the hospital, event organizers said.

The man remained at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford as of Monday afternoon and is recovering from surgery, said Chuck Malsch, president of the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club said.

“It’s just an accident that happened,” Malsch said. “We try to stress safety.”

Malsch said he had not spoken directly to the victim, who he declined to identify by name, but has heard from others that he is recovering well, he said.

Sycamore Fire Chief Peter Polarek said he would not release the name, age or hometown of the victim because of federal health privacy laws.

The man was airlifted to Rockford on Friday after he got an arm stuck in an antique gasoline-powered engine at the Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee, fire officials have said.

The man’s arm was critically injured, but his life was not in jeopardy, Sycamore Assistant Fire Chief Marc Doty said at the scene.

Dan Kocher, the steam show event director, said it was the worst injury they’d seen in the 59-year history of the event.