Pinnacle Foods Group LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MATTOON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pinnacle Foods Group LLC in MATTOON, ILLINOIS
Employer Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Report ID 2016098792
Address 3801 Dewitt Ave City, State ZIP MATTOON, ILLINOIS 61938
Event Date September 16, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1182159
GPS Coordinates 39.49000, -88.41000

Incident Narrative

On September 16, 2016, around 6:00 p.m., an employee was moving away from an area where she had been adjusting a rail to align boxes to the box stop air cylinder when the actuating cylinder of the conveyor belt pinched her left middle finger. Her fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2016, a worker at Pinnacle Foods Group LLC in MATTOON, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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