Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alpha Baking Co., Inc.
Start: 11/10/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111618 · 11/10/2018 · Alpha Baking Co., Inc.

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: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Alpha Baking Co., Inc.
Location: 4545 West Lyndale Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the wheels on an oven infeed conveyor using a drill with a brush attachment when his hand slipped and his glove was caught in the wheels, resulting in amputation of his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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