Midwest Packaging & Container, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment unspecified — Amputations involving bone loss — MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Midwest Packaging & Container, Inc. | Report ID | 2024064923 |
| Address | 9718 Forest Hills Rd. | City, State ZIP | MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS 61115 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment unspecified | Source of Injury | Industrial printing machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 322211 | Inspection # | 1755819 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.37000, -89.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was catching a falling die board on a box printer cutter machine when his right hand became caught in the flexo machine. The employee sustained amputations to his index finger at the first knuckle and the middle fingertip above the second knuckle. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2024, a worker at Midwest Packaging & Container, Inc. in MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment unspecified, with industrial printing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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