J. R. Short Milling Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | J. R. Short Milling Company | Report ID | 2019088835 |
| Address | 1580 GRINNELL ROAD | City, State ZIP | KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS 60901 |
| Event Date | August 26, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311211 | Inspection # | 1426996 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.13000, -87.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was unclearing a jam of product on an extrusion machine when the employee's hand was caught and injured between moving parts on the machine.
Incident Summary
On August 26, 2019, a worker at J. R. Short Milling Company in KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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