BWAY Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BWAY Corporation in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer BWAY Corporation Report ID 2025077147
Address 3200 S. Kilbourn Avenue City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60623
Event Date July 22, 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 Shearing machinery
Secondary Source Transmissions, gears
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1839496
GPS Coordinates 41.83000, -87.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting an air line on a scroll shear when a rotating gear caught his right ring finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2025, a worker at BWAY Corporation in CHICAGO, 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 shearing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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