Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling | Report ID | 2025032382 |
| Address | 3505 Birchwood Drive | City, State ZIP | WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085 |
| Event Date | March 12, 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 | Pumps except oil well |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325611 | Inspection # | 1811436 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.32000, -87.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a centrifugal pump. As he was cleaning a nozzle, his hand was caught in the inlet of the pump. He suffered a partial fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2025, a worker at Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling in WAUKEGAN, 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 pumps except oil well identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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