Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LAVISTA, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc | Report ID | 20221210805 |
| Address | 6949 South 108th Street | City, State ZIP | LAVISTA, NEBRASKA 68128 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1640054 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.18000, -96.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was wiping down the dough chunker machine when the dough cutting blade came down onto the employee's finger, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2022, a worker at Rotella's Italian Bakery, Inc in LAVISTA, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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