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Welch Packaging Chicago, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welch Packaging Chicago, LLC in COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS
Employer Welch Packaging Chicago, LLC Report ID 2015053258
Address 5300 Dansher Rd. City, State ZIP COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS 60525
Event Date May 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1068069
GPS Coordinates 41.79000, -87.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting belts on the #130 rotary die cutter machine, when a gloved hand was pulled into the rollers breaking two bones in the right forearm.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2015, a worker at Welch Packaging Chicago, LLC in COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with slitters, winders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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