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Hostess Brands, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hostess Brands, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Hostess Brands, LLC Report ID 20221210813
Address 2035 N. Narragansett City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639
Event Date December 13, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1640129
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -87.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assembling a machine that pumps icing on products. Upon retrieving a part that fell into the machine, the spinning pump/motor amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2022, a worker at Hostess Brands, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 718 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. injuries.

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