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Arro Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HODGKINS, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Arro Corp. in HODGKINS, ILLINOIS
Employer Arro Corp. Report ID 2017032795
Address 7440 Sante Fe Drive City, State ZIP HODGKINS, ILLINOIS 60525
Event Date March 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1223360
GPS Coordinates 41.75000, -87.86000

Incident Narrative

On March 25, 2017, at approximately 2:30 a.m., an employee was cleaning off the sealers on the vertical bagger machine when the machine actuated and crushed the employee's finger between two sealers resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2017, a worker at Arro Corp. in HODGKINS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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