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SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FLORA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION in FLORA, ILLINOIS
Employer SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION Report ID 2019010933
Address #2 INDUSTRIAL PARK City, State ZIP FLORA, ILLINOIS 62839
Event Date January 25, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1375833
GPS Coordinates 38.67000, -88.46000

Incident Narrative

At approximately 11:00 p.m., on 1/25/2019, an employee pulled a bottle from a running machine for a required quality check and caught his left index finger in the machine resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2019, a worker at SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION in FLORA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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