Joseph's Food Products Co Inc
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Joseph's Food Products Co Inc | Report ID | 2022098112 |
| Address | 2759 South 25th Avenue | City, State ZIP | BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS 60155 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Meat grinders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1624358 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.85000, -87.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was unclogging frozen meat that had stuck to a meat grinder as it thawed. The employee suffered partial amputations to the right middle and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2022, a worker at Joseph's Food Products Co Inc in BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
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