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BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY Report ID 2018010940
Address 600 W. KINZIE City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610
Event Date January 29, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Industry (NAICS) 311320 Inspection # 1295006
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -87.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning an area when the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between two product safety magnets.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2018, a worker at BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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