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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017010282 · 1/10/2017 · Best Chicago Meat Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
Best Chicago Meat Company, LLC
Location
4649 W. Armitage Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing residual meat from the paddles of a grinding machine when the machine cycled and broke his right hand. The machine was on at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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