Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2022032229 |
| Address | 10 Hamilton Avenue | City, State ZIP | GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830 |
| Event Date | March 11, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1584277 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.01000, -73.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to clean a conveyor belt/fin blade under a dough chunker. The fin blade caused a partial amputation to a finger on the employee's left hand.
Incident Summary
On March 11, 2022, a worker at Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. in GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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