Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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.
Context
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