Aurora Packing Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Aurora Packing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025065411 |
| Address | 125 S. Grant Street | City, State ZIP | NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS 60542 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Animal slaughtering equipment |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1834179 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.80000, -88.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the rail indexer and sustained a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2025, a worker at Aurora Packing Company, Inc. in NORTH AURORA, 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 animal slaughtering equipment identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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