HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC | Report ID | 2022109508 |
| Address | 1 Devils Food Drive | City, State ZIP | NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57049 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Scrapers-nonpowered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1631774 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.02000, -96.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the underside of a conveyor using a scraper. The scraper became caught and the employee's left arm was pulled into the conveyor, resulting in multiple fractures. The conveyor was not locked out at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2022, a worker at HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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