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Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak in FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak Report ID 2022054034
Address 11550 King Street City, State ZIP FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
Event Date May 9, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # 1597296
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -87.91000

Incident Narrative

On May 9, 2022, at approximately 9:30 p.m. a temporary employee was working on a thermal forming machine. When the employee bent down to reach for a plastic tray, she lost her balance and the moving platform came down on her right hip and fractured it. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 9, 2022, a worker at Mercury Plastics, Inc. dba Felpak in FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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