Land O' Frost, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Land O' Frost, Inc. | Report ID | 2024010211 |
| Address | 700 E. 107th Street | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Special process machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1721385 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.70000, -87.59000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 9, 2024, an employee was clearing film from a machine roller when they suffered a crushing injury to their right hand and two broken fingers, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2024, a worker at Land O' Frost, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with special process machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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