Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified — PARIS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Inc. | Report ID | 2020076931 |
| Address | 616 S Jefferson Street | City, State ZIP | PARIS, ILLINOIS 61944 |
| Event Date | July 22, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Body Part | Head and trunk |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.60000, -87.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 22, 2020, at approximately 12:15 PM, the injured employee had been removing a jammed bag from a packaging machine. A supervisor found the injured employee on the floor, unresponsive. The employee had been injured by the bag carriage device on the packer machine. He was hospitalized with head trauma, lacerations on the left eyebrow and back of the head, two broken ribs on the right side, and multiple fractures to the right side of the jaw requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On July 22, 2020, a worker at Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Inc. in PARIS, ILLINOIS suffered fractures and other injuries, unspecified to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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