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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024065868 · 6/30/2024 · Pete's Fresh Market 87th & Kedzie Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Pete's Fresh Market 87th & Kedzie Corporation
Location
4333 Pulaski Rd, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making a batch of popcorn. When attempting to clean the machine, her right arm was struck by the mixing/agitator blades of the popcorn tumbler. The employee sustained an open fracture to both bones in her right forearm. The machine was energized at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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