Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kronos Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/9/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096569 · 9/9/2015 · Kronos Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Kronos Foods, Inc.
Location: One Kronos Drive, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60139
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee attempted to adjust the air pressure on the UBE machine while working on the packaging line. The employee's finger got caught in a chain and sprocket that was attached to the machine, amputating the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown