Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. - Fractures - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC
Address 2019 N. Oak Park Ave.
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60707
Report ID 2021087048
Event Date August 19, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311330
GPS Coordinates 41.91709, -87.79493

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a portable stair platform, using a flashlight to see if there was a water leak under a conveyor. Her left lower arm was caught between the conveyor belt and a roller. She suffered three fractures to the lower left arm between the wrist and elbow.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2021, a worker at Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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