Amputations

Name: Amputations at Algus Packaging, Inc.
Start: 8/2/2023

1 amputation · 2023086999 · 8/2/2023 · Algus Packaging, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Product labeling machinery

Employer

Name: Algus Packaging, Inc.
Location: 1212 E. Taylor St., DEKALB, ILLINOIS, 60115
NAICS: 326112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at a machine that labels thermal formed-plastic blisters. The employee went to grab the blisters that were falling into the chute of the rack when a metal pick head on the machine lacerated their left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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