Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-19 | Dupont | Oh | Miller Contracting Group, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On January 19, 2021, an employee was attempting to pick up a boring bar that fell out of place when the bottom part of the machine slid out to take the bar into the storage rack, causing the employee's leg to be caught in the carriage rail. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-22 | Dupo | Illinois | Kuna Meat Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On 4/22/2019, an employee in the meat room was using a sausage grinding machine when his hand came into contact with the moving parts of the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-01-24 | Dupo | Illinois | Wiman Corporation | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was manually cleaning rotating rolls when they caught his gloved hand. His arm was pulled into the rollers. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2016-04-12 | Dupo | Illinois | VERTEX CHEMICAL CORPORATION | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
Employee may have been exposed to methanol and experienced symptoms consistent with methanol poisoning. | |||||
2015-10-27 | Dupo | Illinois | Consolidated Container Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
An employee received an electrical shock while working with equipment within the grinding room. |