Clover Plastics LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Clover Plastics LLC in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Clover Plastics LLC Report ID 2017077088
Address 1145 Howard Drive City, State ZIP WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185
Event Date July 28, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1256816
GPS Coordinates 41.90000, -88.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee's fingers were in the belt guard of a jammed and inoperable conveyor. Once the jam was cleared, the conveyor started to cycle and three fingers on the left hand were amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2017, a worker at Clover Plastics LLC in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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