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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025043077 · 4/2/2025 · DO & CO Chicago Catering, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
DO & CO Chicago Catering, Inc.
Location
2150 Frontage Road, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
NAICS
722320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 2, 2025, an employee was reassembling a food-sealing machine when the machine activated and a metal plate pinched their right thumb tip, amputating it. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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