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Dart Container Corporation

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dart Container Corporation in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Dart Container Corporation Report ID 2025054536
Address 7575 S. Kostner Avenue City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60652
Event Date May 14, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 326140 Inspection # 1825493
GPS Coordinates 41.75000, -87.73000

Incident Narrative

On May 14, 2025, an employee was manually adjusting a plastic sheet entering the thermoforming oven when their right hand was pulled into the pin chain and idler wheel. The employee sustained the amputation of their middle finger.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2025, a worker at Dart Container Corporation in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,103 severe injury reports involving "Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation injuries.

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