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Berner Food & Beverage, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. in DAKOTA, ILLINOIS
Employer Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. Report ID 20181010722
Address 2034 E. Factory Road City, State ZIP DAKOTA, ILLINOIS 61018
Event Date October 17, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1355765
GPS Coordinates 42.43000, -89.57000

Incident Narrative

On October 17, 2019, at 9:50 a.m., an employee was clearing soft condiment from a blocked pipe on a displacement pump when his left index finger contacted the moving propellers inside the pipe, amputating his fingertip. The equipment was not de-energized and locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2018, a worker at Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. in DAKOTA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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