Drecisco Farms LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MARENGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Drecisco Farms LLC | Report ID | 2024076758 |
| Address | 21908 West Grant Highway | City, State ZIP | MARENGO, ILLINOIS 60152 |
| Event Date | July 25, 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, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325320 | Inspection # | 1770809 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.24000, -88.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a sachet packaging machine when two seal bars pinched his left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2024, a worker at Drecisco Farms LLC in MARENGO, 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, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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