Best Diamond Plastics, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Best Diamond Plastics, LLC | Report ID | 2022109316 |
| Address | 1401 E. 98th St., Building 10 | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628 |
| Event Date | October 24, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1631144 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.71000, -87.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a straw wrapper machine. The employee was removing straws from the machine's hopper when the straw transfer belts caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On October 24, 2022, a worker at Best Diamond Plastics, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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