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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181010727 · 10/17/2018 · 1-800 Flowers Retail Inc. dba The Popcorn Factory, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
1-800 Flowers Retail Inc. dba The Popcorn Factory, Inc.
Location
13970 W. Laurel Dr., LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, 60045
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the conveyor of a chocolate line when her right hand entered the exit port of the chocolate tank. The paddles of the agitator then rotated and amputated her right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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