Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496388.015 - B & M Plastic Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1496388.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 10/07/2020

Site Address:
B & M Plastic Inc.
3737 Acorn Lane
Franklin Park, IL 60131

Mailing Address:
3737 Acorn Lane, Franklin Park, IL 60131

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326160/Plastics Bottle Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/03/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1664969	Yes
Inspection	1497491	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130151.015

Event: 09/22/2020

Trimming machine operator suffers amputation of fingertip

At 3:30 p.m. on September 22, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that manufactured plastic bottles. She was operating the firm's small trimming machine. The tip of her right ring finger was amputated. She was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Fingertip, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Plastic Mfg, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496388.015	39	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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