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Axium Foods, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Axium Foods, Inc. in SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS
Employer Axium Foods, Inc. Report ID 2017065894
Address 239 Oak Grove Ave., City, State ZIP SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS 61080
Event Date June 27, 2017 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # 1244744
GPS Coordinates 42.48000, -89.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was checking a clog or jam while purging a tortilla masa pump when his left hand entered the pump opening and contacted the impellers, amputating his left ring fingertip and part of his index finger.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2017, a worker at Axium Foods, Inc. in SOUTH BELOIT, 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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