Alpha Baking Company Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Alpha Baking Company Inc. | Report ID | 2024087314 |
| Address | 5001 W Polk Street | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60644 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1768944 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.86000, -87.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a lid when their left thumb tip was caught between the lid and a conveyor and was amputated.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2024, a worker at Alpha Baking Company Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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