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Kerry Inc.

Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kerry Inc. in MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer Kerry Inc. Report ID 2024021666
Address 3141 W. North Avenue City, State ZIP MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
Event Date February 22, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact Source of Injury Other constructed surface
Secondary Source Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311822 Inspection # 1731289
GPS Coordinates 41.90000, -87.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating the bake sealer (used to seal the product) on the line and there a change over in the process. The employee was moving the bake sealer when he slipped and his hands were caught between the moving belts of it, resulting in a partial amputation of the left little finger.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2024, a worker at Kerry Inc. in MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact, with other constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 103 severe injury reports involving "Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact injuries.

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