OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221400997
MIRACAPO PIZZA COMPANY LLC DBA LITTLE LADY FOODS
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL·
Event description
Employee Amputates Fingertip In Conveyor System Nip Point
Investigation abstract
At 6:30 a.m. on October 8, 2021, an employee was attempting to remove a pizza crust pileup from a conveyor at a frozen food manufacturing facility. When the employee reached onto the conveyor, he contacted the ingoing nip point created by the chain and sprocket, amputating a fingertip on his left hand. The employee required medical treatment but was not hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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