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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019088671 · 8/21/2019 · Nation Pizza Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Nation Pizza Products, LLC
Location
601 E. Algonquin, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60173
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 21, 2019, a temporary employee was applying grated cheese to a pizza crust moving on a conveyor line to a plastic wrapping system. He was attempting to grab grated cheese that drops into a catch bin under the conveyor when his finger was caught in the chain and sprocket system, resulting in a finger amputation on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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