Pure's Food Specialties, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Pure's Food Specialties, LLC | Report ID | 2021097584 |
| Address | 2929 S. 25th Ave. | City, State ZIP | BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS 60155 |
| Event Date | September 3, 2021 | Outcome | 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 | Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333294 | Inspection # | 1553509 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.85000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2021, a worker at Pure's Food Specialties, LLC in BROADVIEW, 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 mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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