Farmington Foods, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Farmington Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043492 |
| Address | 7419 West Franklin Street | City, State ZIP | FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130 |
| Event Date | April 14, 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 | Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1818934 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.88000, -87.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was observing meat product exiting a mixing machine. They went to remove meat product from the machine when the auger contacted their right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation. The machine was in operation and guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2025, a worker at Farmington Foods, Inc. in FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 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 mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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