Gold Standard Baking, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Gold Standard Baking, Inc. | Report ID | 20191111690 |
| Address | 3700 S. Kedize Ave. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632 |
| Event Date | November 10, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 | Inspection # | 1445165 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.82000, -87.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was putting trays on a conveyor. The chain came off the sprocket. While trying to get it back on, the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On November 10, 2019, a worker at Gold Standard Baking, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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