Koch Meat Co., Inc dba Koch Foods

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Koch Meat Co., Inc dba Koch Foods in 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.

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