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Aurora Packing Company, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aurora Packing Company, Inc. in NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS
Employer Aurora Packing Company, Inc. Report ID 20170712290
Address 125 S. Grant St. City, State ZIP NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS 60542
Event Date July 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Secondary Source Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.80000, -88.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hand feeding a plastic board into a table saw's rotating blade to fabricate a replacement part for dumper guides/rails when the plastic piece kicked back, causing the employee to momentarily lose control of it. His hands continued to move forward and his left middle fingertip contacted the rotating blade and was amputated. The blade was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2017, a worker at Aurora Packing Company, Inc. in NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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