Little Lady Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GURNEE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Little Lady Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2015107806 |
| Address | 1910 Swanson Ct. | City, State ZIP | GURNEE, ILLINOIS 60031 |
| Event Date | October 19, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1101567 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.38000, -87.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a machine that packages frozen pizzas into cartons when her hand was pulled into an in-running nip point, amputating her left-hand middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 19, 2015, a worker at Little Lady Foods, Inc. in GURNEE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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