Great Kitchens Foods Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing - Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries - CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois
| Employer | Great Kitchens Foods Company, Inc. |
| Address | 401 East Joe Orr Road |
| City, State ZIP | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois 60411 |
| Report ID | 2024087565 |
| Event Date | August 16, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries |
| Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| 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 # | 1770542 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.52084, -87.61619 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was injured when they were power washing under a dump conveyor and got caught between the dump conveyor and frame. The conveyor dropped while the employee was positioned underneath the conveyor and above the support frame. They sustained a crush injury to their trunk, consisting of injuries to multiple body parts.
Incident Summary
On August 16, 2024, a worker at Great Kitchens Foods Company, Inc. in CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois suffered nonfatal 'crushing' injuries to the multiple trunk locations. 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 hospitalized.
Context
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