Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GENEVA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC | Report ID | 20241010054 |
| Address | 1800 Averill Road | City, State ZIP | GENEVA, ILLINOIS 60134 |
| Event Date | October 29, 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 | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1787513 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.89000, -88.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when their right index fingertip was amputated by the sealer. A guard was in place at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 29, 2024, a worker at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC in GENEVA, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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