Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods Report ID 2021108692
Address 2323 Pratt Blvd. City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date October 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1557511
GPS Coordinates 41.99000, -87.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a pizza packaging line. The employee adjusted the side rail of the line and his ring finger got caught in the drive chain, resulting in an amputation of the distal end of the finger.

Incident Summary

On October 8, 2021, a worker at Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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