Fractures

Name: Fractures at Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.
Start: 11/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110936 · 11/14/2017 · Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.
Location: 3345 Bulter Ave., SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS: 333993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee went to the south side of a machine to grab an extruded plastic sheet and realized the roller assembly was in the up position instead of down. While the assembly was lowering, the employee leaned forward over the tote bin. The roller assembly continued and made contact with the employee's back, causing the employee's torso to be wedged between the roller assembly and tote bin resulting in a fractured sternum.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown