Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Farmington Foods, Inc.
Start: 4/14/2025

1 amputation · 2025043492 · 4/14/2025 · Farmington Foods, 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: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary source: Machine guards

Employer

Name: Farmington Foods, Inc.
Location: 7419 West Franklin Street, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS, 60130
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing meat product exiting a mixing machine. They went to remove meat product from the machine when the auger contacted their right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation. The machine was in operation and guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown