Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tootsie Roll
Start: 7/26/2016

1 amputation · 2016076823 · 7/26/2016 · Tootsie Roll

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Structures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tootsie Roll
Location: 7401 S. Cicero, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60629
NAICS: 311340
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The forklift operator was lifting the bin of tootsie pops. The bin slipped and the injured employee was trying to remove the bin that had fallen when his left index finger was caught between the bin and the steel rail. The left index finger was amputated between the first and second joint.

Source

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