Colonial Bag Corp
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Colonial Bag Corp | Report ID | 20171110653 |
| Address | 205 E. Fullerton Ave. | City, State ZIP | CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS 60188 |
| Event Date | November 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326111 | Inspection # | 1276910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.91000, -88.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was webbing film in a bag machine and amputated the right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On November 5, 2017, a worker at Colonial Bag Corp in CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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