Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start: 7/17/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076922 · 7/17/2025 · TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Location: 7401 S. CICERO AVE., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60629
NAICS: 311340
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Candy fell inside a conveyor and caused a jam. An employee was clearing the jam when his right bicep was lacerated and he was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

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