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Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BARTLETT, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C. in BARTLETT, ILLINOIS
Employer Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C. Report ID 20221210531
Address 1301 Schiferl Rd. City, State ZIP BARTLETT, ILLINOIS 60103
Event Date December 3, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1638368
GPS Coordinates 41.97000, -88.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to clean a cheese packaging machine. When clearing a clump of powder from the machine, her fingers were caught in the screw auger. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and a partial amputation to the index finger.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2022, a worker at Cheese Merchants of America L.L.C. in BARTLETT, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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