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Pinnacle Foods

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pinnacle Foods in CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS
Employer Pinnacle Foods Report ID 20161211399
Address 100 Calumet City, State ZIP CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS 62801
Event Date December 6, 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-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 311824 Inspection # 1199401
GPS Coordinates 38.51000, -89.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to unclog a transfer auger and had removed three to four bolts from the housing. The employee was scraping the product with the left hand when the left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between the auger and casing, amputating half of the finger. The auger was turning at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2016, a worker at Pinnacle Foods in CENTRALIA, 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-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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