Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ferrara Candy Company
Start: 5/22/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018055007 · 5/22/2018 · Ferrara Candy Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ferrara Candy Company
Location: 7301 Harrison Street, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS, 60130
NAICS: 311340
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing a CIS (center in shell) pump on a mogul machine when the employee was caught in the pump, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation. The interlock was not operational at the time.

Source

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