Printpack, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — ELGIN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Printpack, Inc. | Report ID | 2024098417 |
| Address | 1400 Abbott Drive | City, State ZIP | ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123 |
| Event Date | September 10, 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 n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Lathes |
| Secondary Source | Machine and tool parts, accessories n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 323111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.05000, -88.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was using a rubber roll grinding lathe to resurface a rubber roller/sleeve. The lathe has a grinding wheel attached to it which passes across the roller to remove a fine layer of rubber from the roller to remove any blemishes that would affect the printing process when it is placed back into a printing press. When the employee went to wipe the rubber dust away from the roller/sleeve their right ring finger contacted the grinding wheel at the end of the lathe. The employee sustained an open fracture of the distal phalanx of the right ring finger resulting in a surgical, partial amputation and a laceration to the little finger with damage to the nail.
Incident Summary
On September 10, 2024, a worker at Printpack, Inc. in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment n.e.c., with lathes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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