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Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Bruises, contusions — SAUK VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc. in SAUK VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc. Report ID 20211211084
Address 1111 Winpak Way City, State ZIP SAUK VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60411
Event Date December 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -87.59000

Incident Narrative

At about 9:00 a.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee was feeding a scrap sheet into a grinder when their right hand was caught between a bar (which kept tension on the sheet) and the steel frame of the machine guarding. The employee suffered bruising to the hand and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2021, a worker at Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc. in SAUK VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered bruises, contusions to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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