Urban Farmer LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Urban Farmer LLC in MANTENO, ILLINOIS
Employer Urban Farmer LLC Report ID 2019043980
Address 1551 N. Boudreau Road City, State ZIP MANTENO, ILLINOIS 60950
Event Date April 18, 2019 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) 311412 Inspection # 1394861
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -87.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning away excess dough on a hopper when the machine was activated. The guillotine engaged and cut the employee's right thumb, resulting in a distal tip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2019, a worker at Urban Farmer LLC in MANTENO, 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.

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