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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018043255 · 4/5/2018 · Alpha Baking

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Conveyors-roller
Secondary source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Alpha Baking
Location
5001 Polk St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60644
NAICS
311811
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was manually pushing a conveyor part to prepare the line for a pallet transport when his right pinky finger was pinched between two conveyors, (one belt, and one gravity roller conveyor) that were not running at the time; resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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