Koch Meat Co., Inc dba Koch Foods
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Koch Meat Co., Inc dba Koch Foods | Report ID | 2025010097 |
| Address | 2153 Rose Street | City, State ZIP | FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131 |
| Event Date | January 4, 2025 | 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) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1796351 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.93000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam after changing the top film roll of a packaging machine when the blade at the outfeed amputated their left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 4, 2025, a worker at Koch Meat Co., Inc dba Koch Foods in FRANKLIN PARK, 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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