Ferrara Candy Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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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