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El-Milagro, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at El-Milagro, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer El-Milagro, Inc. Report ID 2021021793
Address 2140 S. Western Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60608
Event Date February 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311830 Inspection # 1518195
GPS Coordinates 41.85000, -87.68000

Incident Narrative

On February 27, 2021, an employee was cleaning the conveyor belt system for a tortilla dough-making machine when their hand was caught between the moving belt and the steel roller resulting in fractures to the employee's left arm and hand.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2021, a worker at El-Milagro, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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