OSI Industries, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OSI Industries, LLC in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer OSI Industries, LLC Report ID 2020032483
Address 711 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185
Event Date March 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.89000, -88.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking a metal disk used for metal detection in food. The metal disk fell. When the employee reached up beneath the conveyor for the disk, their glove got stuck in the conveyor which caused a laceration to the middle of the employee's right hand. The employee required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2020, a worker at OSI Industries, LLC in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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