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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015107568 · 10/11/2015 · Alpha Baking Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
Alpha Baking Company
Location
5001 W. Polk Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60644
NAICS
424490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A sanitation employee was working on a steel ladder cleaning the outside of a conveyor frame. The employee slipped while working on the steel ladder and his right hand got caught in the running chain and sprocket. His right hand index and middle fingers were severed. The injured employee was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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