OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385743

FERRARA CANDY COMPANY

ITASCA, IL· 2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Engineering Controls, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Power Press, Press, Press Operator, Reaching In, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 311340
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345499768
Employer profile: FERRARA CANDY COMPANY
Summary number: 221385743
Report ID: 0521400

Event description

Employee sustains amputation to finger when reaching into pr

Investigation abstract

At 11:08 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a candy company was operating a press. The employee reached into the press to grab a tool catching his finger in the machinerty. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his finger.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
779

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