Nestle USA, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MORTON, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Nestle USA, Inc. | Report ID | 2022119655 |
| Address | 216 N. MORTON AVE. | City, State ZIP | MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550 |
| Event Date | November 3, 2022 | 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 | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1632624 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -89.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While cleaning a conveyor, a temporary employee came into contact with a drive wheel on the conveyor's chain and sprocket. The employee required surgical amputations to the right ring and little fingers.
Incident Summary
On November 3, 2022, a worker at Nestle USA, Inc. in MORTON, 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 conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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