Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Visual Pak Companies dba American Blending & Filling in 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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