Chicago, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Polk
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Polk in 5001 W. Polk St., Chicago, IL 60644 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Helper in bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Polk
- Parent company
- Alpha Baking Company
- Street
- 5001 W. Polk St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60644
- On-site location
- Oven
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 67
Before the incident
Attempting to un-jam bread pan lids on line
What happened
IW reached into machine to un-jam pan lids when L hand was pulled into chain sprocket
Injury or illness
L thumb tip amputation
Object or substance involved
Chain Sprocket
Summary line
L thumb tip amputation from machine
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Helper
- SOC code
- 51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
- NAICS code
- 311812 — Bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 502
- Total hours worked
- 1090402
- EIN
- 310969495
- Establishment ID
- 75886
- Employer case #
- 46
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 22:00
- Time of incident
- 3:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:16:06:00
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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.