Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Eli's Cheesecake Company
Start: 8/25/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088200 · 8/25/2017 · The Eli's Cheesecake Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: The Eli's Cheesecake Company
Location: 6701 W. Forest Preserve Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60634
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 25, 2017, an employee was attempting to retrieve a dropped tool under a portable power washing machine when the machine was activated. An unguarded drive belt then engaged and amputated the employee's left-hand little finger.

Source

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