Green Sustainable Packaging, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — AURORA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Green Sustainable Packaging, Inc. | Report ID | 2024032429 |
| Address | 1455 Sequoia DR, Ste 109 | City, State ZIP | AURORA, ILLINOIS 60506 |
| Event Date | March 18, 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 unspecified | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424990 | Inspection # | 1737470 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.79000, -88.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was checking temperatures to a side seal assembly when the side seal bar pinched the inside of his right middle fingertip causing an amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2024, a worker at Green Sustainable Packaging, Inc. in AURORA, 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 unspecified, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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