New Wincup Holdings, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. — WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | New Wincup Holdings, Inc. | Report ID | 2022042903 |
| Address | 1425 W. Hawthorne Lane | City, State ZIP | WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60185 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Burns and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1589974 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.89000, -88.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing airflow maintenance work on a foam cup machine. The mold caught the employee's left hand as it came down, causing a laceration and burns. The machine was unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2022, a worker at New Wincup Holdings, Inc. in WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered burns and other injuries, n.e.c. to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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