Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mondelez Global LLC
Start: 5/30/2018

1 amputation · 2018055242 · 5/30/2018 · Mondelez Global LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Mondelez Global LLC
Location: 5500 Forest Hills Road, LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS, 61111
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a rotary airlock feeder. The valve cycled while the employee's right hand was in the point of operation resulting in amputation of the index finger. The airlock feeder was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Source

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