Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Midwest Foods Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 6/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065505 · 6/12/2020 · Midwest Foods Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Midwest Foods Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 11359 Franklin Ave, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to clear a jam on a conveyor. The employee's hand was between the conveyor bars when the equipment moved and cut the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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