Chicago, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation in Chicago, IL 60609 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation
- Parent company
- Bridgford Foods
- Street
- 1415 West 44th St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60609
- On-site location
- Pepperoni Packaging
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
The employee was changing a belt on a machine.
What happened
He was using a hammer to push the gear inside when suddenly the machine made an accelerated movement that caused his thumb get stuck in the gear
Injury or illness
Contusion laceration and open fracture of the right thumb
Object or substance involved
Machine gear
Summary line
Right tumb laceration fracture
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311612 — Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 504
- Total hours worked
- 722915
- EIN
- 952149638
- Establishment ID
- 1278183
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 30JAN2025:21:47:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.