Ferrara Candy Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ferrara Candy Company in BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS
Employer Ferrara Candy Company Report ID 2019066110
Address 3000 Washington Blvd City, State ZIP BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS 60104
Event Date June 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 Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311340 Inspection # 1411466
GPS Coordinates 41.88000, -87.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove empty film and jammed candy from the discharge end of a wrapper machine when his right index finger was cut by the machine's crimper blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2019, a worker at Ferrara Candy Company in BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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