Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at WEST LIBERTY FOODS, L.L.C.
Start: 12/8/2018

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
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown