Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. dba PSSI

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Multiple types of open wounds - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. dba PSSI in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. dba PSSI
Address 4201 S. Ashland Avenue
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60609
Report ID 2020010779
Event Date January 24, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple types of open wounds
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 561720
Inspection # 1460277
GPS Coordinates 41.81726, -87.66485

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Incident Narrative

An employee was spraying food processing equipment with a hose when the machine started running and caught the hose. The employee attempted to pull back on the hose and the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine, causing a laceration and penetrating injuries to the left hand.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2020, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., LTD. dba PSSI in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered multiple types of open wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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