Amputations

Name: Amputations at TH Foods, Inc.*
Start: 10/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016109930 · 10/21/2016 · TH Foods, Inc.*

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 regular operation
Source: Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: TH Foods, Inc.*
Location: 2154 Harlem Road, LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS, 61111
NAICS: 311991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 21, 2016, an employee was packing finished goods onto trays. The trays were on a flexible conveyor system. One of the trays turned sideways and as the employee attempted to straighten the tray out , her right ring fingertip was caught and amputated between two links of the conveyor.

Source

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