Alpha Baking Company, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Alpha Baking Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2025043569 |
| Address | 5001 W. Polk Street | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60644 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1821731 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.86000, -87.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A mechanic was adjusting the timing on a conveyor and was reinstalling the machine guard when their left index finger got caught on the chain and sprocket and was partially amputated with bone loss.
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2025, a worker at Alpha Baking Company, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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