AFC Packaging LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
| Employer | AFC Packaging LLC | Report ID | 2024010423 |
| Address | 41 Walter Ct | City, State ZIP | LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS 60156 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | 1724860 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.19000, -88.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up a bagger machine. The employee noticed something was off where the glue application takes place. They opened the hinged cover and went to unjam or remove glue residue on a stationary piece of the machine when their left ring finger was caught between a rotating blade and the ink tray, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2024, a worker at AFC Packaging LLC in LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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