GONNELLA BAKING CO.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — AURORA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | GONNELLA BAKING CO. | Report ID | 20201211863 |
| Address | 2435 Church Road | City, State ZIP | AURORA, ILLINOIS 60502 |
| Event Date | December 19, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1507578 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.80000, -88.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At 10:37 p.m. on December 19, 2020, an employee was greasing a drive train for the conveyor. The employee used a rag to remove excess grease and the rag got caught in the sprocket, pulling the employee's ring and middle fingers into the sprocket and causing an amputation injury.
Incident Summary
On December 19, 2020, a worker at GONNELLA BAKING CO. in AURORA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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