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Greif Packaging

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Greif Packaging in ALSIP, ILLINOIS
Employer Greif Packaging Report ID 2020010435
Address 4300 W. 130TH STREET City, State ZIP ALSIP, ILLINOIS 60803
Event Date January 15, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332439 Inspection # 1457543
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -87.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a sensor on a conveyor line when the employee's finger was caught between a moving chain and sprocket drive, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2020, a worker at Greif Packaging in ALSIP, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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