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Industrial Plastic Recycling

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Industrial Plastic Recycling in SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS
Employer Industrial Plastic Recycling Report ID 2018088621
Address 525 W. 169th Place City, State ZIP SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS 60473
Event Date August 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424610 Inspection # 1342557
GPS Coordinates 41.58000, -87.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a shredding machine when his right hand was pulled into the conveyor belt, causing an amputation of his right pinky finger. He also suffered lacerations to his right ring finger, middle finger, and thumb.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2018, a worker at Industrial Plastic Recycling in SOUTH HOLLAND, 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 material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. 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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