Hearthside Food Solutions
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Hearthside Food Solutions | Report ID | 2025032189 |
| Address | One Devil's Food Way | City, State ZIP | NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57049 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1809575 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.52000, -96.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was aligning cookies on the conveyor when her finger was pinched between a tray and the equipment guarding. The employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2025, a worker at Hearthside Food Solutions in NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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