OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221436397
HIGHLAND BAKING COMPANY, INC.
NORTHBROOK, IL·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertips on packing machine
Investigation abstract
At 7:40 p.m. on February 3, 2022, an employee was sorting bread on a Lematic packing line. The employee reached behind the machine guard of the gear box to clear a piece of bread. The employee's fingers contacted the machine's chain and sprocket. The employee's ring and middle fingertips were amputated, and she was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 F
- Event type
- 2
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