GOLD STANDARD BAKING, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GOLD STANDARD BAKING, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer GOLD STANDARD BAKING, LLC Report ID 2016087300
Address 3700 S. KEDZIE AVE., SUITE A City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632
Event Date August 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1169444
GPS Coordinates 41.82000, -87.70000

Incident Narrative

While cleaning a machine, an employee's finger became caught in the sprocket and chain of the moving equipment. The employee's middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2016, a worker at GOLD STANDARD BAKING, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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