Rose Packing Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Rose Packing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2023042922 |
| Address | 4900 S. Major Avenue | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60638 |
| Event Date | April 3, 2023 | Outcome | 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, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1661987 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.80000, -87.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 3, 2023, an employee was removing a piece of plastic from a machine when the machine cycled and the employee's right index finger was crushed between the forming die box and the forming head of the machine. The employee sustained a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 3, 2023, a worker at Rose Packing Company, Inc. 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, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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