Mequon, WI — 2025-04-09

OSHA Injury Report: Silgan Specialty Packaging

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-04-09, an injury at Silgan Specialty Packaging in Mequon, WI 530924751 resulted in days away from work. Employee was inspector Packer in bottles, plastics, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Silgan Specialty Packaging
Parent company: Silgan Specialty Packaging
Street: 5650 W. County Line Rd. Mequon, WI 53209
City: Mequon
State: WI
ZIP: 530924751
On-site location: Press 35

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 31

Before the incident

Employee was working on press 35 when there was a jam in the liner machine. Employee went around the guard to clear the jam from the liner machine before engaging the safety stop pin. The die from the liner machine dropped onto her hand and crush and cut the hand.

What happened

The die from the liner machine dropped onto her hand and crush and cut the hand.

Injury or illness

Employees right index finger was crushed cut lacerated at first look. Employee went to the emergency room and needed surgery. The right index fingertip needed to be amputated.

Object or substance involved

The die from the liner machine.

Summary line

The die from the liner machine dropped and landed on the employees finger ultimately crushing it

Employee and industry

Job description: Inspector Packer
SOC code: 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
NAICS code: 326160 — Bottles, plastics, manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 270
Total hours worked: 555524
EIN: 391139930
Establishment ID: 1109761
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-04-09
Shift started: 6:30
Time of incident: 15:15
Filing year: 2025
Submitted: 29JAN26:15:26:00

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.