Amputations

Name: Amputations at HOME RUN INN FROZEN FOODS INC.
Start: 11/28/2018

1 amputation · 20181112336 · 11/28/2018 · HOME RUN INN FROZEN FOODS INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: HOME RUN INN FROZEN FOODS INC.
Location: 1300 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS, 60517
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On November 28, 2018, at 9:40 a.m., an employee was removing some meat bins from the meat grinder. As he was removing a meat bin, he was holding the top of the meat mixer cover open. The cover accidentally closed on his finger, injuring the middle finger on his left hand. The injury resulted in a surgical amputation of his left middle fingertip.

Source

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