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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016042799 · 4/4/2016 · Ferrara Candy Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Ferrara Candy Company
Location
3000 Washington Blvd,, BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60104
NAICS
311340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unjamming candy on the forming line when his glove was caught by the rollers and his right hand was pulled into the machine. He was hospitalized after receiving a deep laceration on the webbing of his right hand between his index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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