Primrose Candy Co.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Primrose Candy Co. | Report ID | 2021043557 |
| Address | 4111 W. Parker Ave | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311340 | Inspection # | 1529702 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.93000, -87.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a machine when their hand became caught in a rotating metal plate, resulting in partial amputations of two fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2021, a worker at Primrose Candy Co. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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