Plastic Container Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — URBANA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Plastic Container Corporation | Report ID | 20191010868 |
| Address | 2508 N. Oak St. | City, State ZIP | URBANA, ILLINOIS 61802 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | 1447769 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.13000, -88.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 17, 2019, an employee was using a shrink wrap machine to wrap cardboard boxes of plastic bottles on a pallet when his right thumb was caught in the wrapping process, causing a soft tissue amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2019, a worker at Plastic Container Corporation in URBANA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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