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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211863 · 12/19/2020 · GONNELLA BAKING CO.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name
GONNELLA BAKING CO.
Location
2435 Church Road, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60502
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 10:37 p.m. on December 19, 2020, an employee was greasing a drive train for the conveyor. The employee used a rag to remove excess grease and the rag got caught in the sprocket, pulling the employee's ring and middle fingers into the sprocket and causing an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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