Alpha Baking
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Alpha Baking | Report ID | 2018043255 |
| Address | 5001 Polk St. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60644 |
| Event Date | April 5, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Conveyors-roller |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-belt | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.86000, -87.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually pushing a conveyor part to prepare the line for a pallet transport when his right pinky finger was pinched between two conveyors, (one belt, and one gravity roller conveyor) that were not running at the time; resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 5, 2018, a worker at Alpha Baking in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with conveyors-roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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