Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation in CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS
Employer Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation Report ID 2023021201
Address 2301 S Wabash City, State ZIP CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS 62801
Event Date February 7, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322211 Inspection # 1650556
GPS Coordinates 38.49000, -89.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a single-facer machine. The employee's fingertips were crushed between rollers in the machine. The employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2023, a worker at Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation in CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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