WRIGLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | WRIGLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC | Report ID | 2022032044 |
| Address | 2800 NORTH RT. 47 | City, State ZIP | YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS 60560 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311340 | Inspection # | 1586532 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.61000, -88.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pointing to a machine roller with a bad bearing when her right ring finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2022, a worker at WRIGLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC in YORKVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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