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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 20181212619 · 12/8/2018 · WEST LIBERTY FOODS, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
WEST LIBERTY FOODS, L.L.C.
Location
750 South Schmidt Road, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the belt on the meatball line. While removing a meatball from the moving metal conveyor their glove was caught in a nip point and the employee's left pinky finger sustained a fracture, torn ligaments and a severe laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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