Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Graph-Pak Corporation, 11250 Addison Ave., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS 60131
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
A bale of cardboard fell onto an employee, causing multiple fractures.
On January 21, 2017, an employee was using a rag to clean grease off a printing press when the rag became caught in the machine. A moving part then pulled the employee's left index finger into the machine, amputating the fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
On October 22, 2025, an employee was working to put a conveyor chain back on the track of a conveyor when their fingers were caught between the chain and the chain track, pulling their right hand into the sprocket. Four fingers were amputated.
An employee was cleaning the headers of the core machine using a hand drill with a brush attachment. His glove was caught on the brush shaft, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
An employee was operating a winder paper mill machine when their right index finger became caught in the machine. The finger was partially amputated at the first knuckle.
An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket on a corrugator splicer. He lost his balance, and his right middle finger came into contact with the chain and sprocket. The fingertip was amputated at the nail bed.
An employee was entering a building and reached out to catch a closing door. The door closed on the employee's finger, resulting in the partial amputation of the fingertip and nailbed.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.