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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021043 · 2/3/2022 · Highland Baking Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Highland Baking Company, Inc.
Location
2301 Shermer Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sorting bread on a packing line. The employee attempted to remove bread from the gear box of the packing line when their right middle and ring fingers were caught between the sprocket and chain, resulting in two fingertip amputations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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