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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087846 · 8/22/2016 · Turano Baking Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Turano Baking Company
Location
556 St. James Gate, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While preforming preventative maintenance on a machine, an employee's rag was caught. When the employee attempted to grab the rag, the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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