Buedel Fine Meats

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Buedel Fine Meats in BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS
Employer Buedel Fine Meats Report ID 2016098664
Address 7661 S. 78th Avenue City, State ZIP BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS 60455
Event Date September 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1178525
GPS Coordinates 41.76000, -87.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor when his hand was caught between the conveyor and the sprocket, amputating his left thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2016, a worker at Buedel Fine Meats in BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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