Urban Farmer LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Urban Farmer LLC in MANTENO, ILLINOIS
Employer Urban Farmer LLC Report ID 2023021818
Address 1551 N. Boudreau Road City, State ZIP MANTENO, ILLINOIS 60950
Event Date February 27, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1658075
GPS Coordinates 41.24000, -87.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rollers under a conveyor on a production line using a paper towel. The employee's hand was caught on the roller that supports the belt, amputating their left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2023, a worker at Urban Farmer LLC in MANTENO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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