Amity Packing Co., Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Amity Packing Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2024076566 |
| Address | 4220 S. Kildare Ave. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424470 | Inspection # | 1763853 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.81000, -87.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding beef into the meat press and sustained a partial amputation to their left little finger.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2024, a worker at Amity Packing Co., Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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