37th Street Bakery, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation - Fractures - CHICAGO, Illinois
| Employer | 37th Street Bakery, LLC |
| Address | 3700 S. Kedzie Ave. |
| City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, Illinois 60632 |
| Report ID | 20251010412 |
| Event Date | October 18, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation |
| Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 |
| Inspection # | 1859469 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.82000, -87.70000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a stretch wrap machine in the packaging area when his little finger was caught in the machine's chain mechanism. He sustained a fracture to the tuft of the finger and was hospitalized. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On October 18, 2025, a worker at 37th Street Bakery, LLC in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered fractures to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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