Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Assemblers, Inc., 2850 W. Columbus Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60652
on , Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
At about 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2021, an employee was making batches of popcorn when the kernel dispensing tube cap came off. The employee was putting a lid/cap on the tube system when the auger (spiral rod) grabbed his lab coat and pulled him in. The auger penetrated the employee's chest and exited his back. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified