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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010215 · 1/10/2016 · Plastipak Packaging, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and neck
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Stacking machinery

Employer

Name
Plastipak Packaging, Inc
Location
1700 Western Dr, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was injured while operating a plastic bottle palletizer. The employee was caught in the moving components of the machine and suffered skull, neck, and jaw fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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