Mullins Foods Products
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Mullins Foods Products | Report ID | 2015097032 |
| Address | 2200 S. 25th Avenue | City, State ZIP | BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS 60155 |
| Event Date | September 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1097367 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.86000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was loading film/packaging materials at the start of his shift when the material jammed in the machine. When he manually removed the jam, the machine restarted and the blade amputated his left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 23, 2015, a worker at Mullins Foods Products in BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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