Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GENEVA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC in 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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