Bunge Milling, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Bunge Milling, Inc. | Report ID | 2024021221 |
| Address | 321 EAST NORTH STREET | City, State ZIP | DANVILLE, ILLINOIS 61832 |
| Event Date | February 8, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Stacking machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311211 | Inspection # | 1729136 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.12000, -87.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was working on the outfeed of a palletizer that wasn't running. He used a wrench and chain puller to make repairs. Once running, the equipment pulled his left hand into a chain and sprocket drive. The employee suffered a fracture to the middle finger, a laceration to the ring finger, and partial amputation of the little finger.
Incident Summary
On February 8, 2024, a worker at Bunge Milling, Inc. in DANVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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