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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017043515 · 4/19/2017 · Ring Container

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Ring Container
Location
1855 America Way, KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, 60901
NAICS
621610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packing bottles on a palletizer when his left hand was caught between a pallet and the palletizer, crushing four fingers. The palletizer was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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