Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LIMA, OHIO
| Employer | Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. | Report ID | 2024098200 |
| Address | 1950 N. Sugar St. | City, State ZIP | LIMA, OHIO 45801 |
| Event Date | September 4, 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Screwdrivers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1775182 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.76000, -84.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On September 4, 2024, a maintenance employee was clearing a plastic jam on the discharge conveyor of a bagging machine when a piece of plastic in the chain caught the screwdriver he was holding. The employee was pulled forward and his left thumb tip was amputated in the chain.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2024, a worker at Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. in LIMA, OHIO 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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