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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025043569 · 4/16/2025 · Alpha Baking Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Alpha Baking Company, Inc.
Location
5001 W. Polk Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60644
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A mechanic was adjusting the timing on a conveyor and was reinstalling the machine guard when their left index finger got caught on the chain and sprocket and was partially amputated with bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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