Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TH Foods, Inc.*, 2154 Harlem Road, LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS 61111
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On October 21, 2016, an employee was packing finished goods onto trays. The trays were on a flexible conveyor system. One of the trays turned sideways and as the employee attempted to straighten the tray out , her right ring fingertip was caught and amputated between two links of the conveyor.
An employee was operating a honey roaster. The employee loaded a basket of ingredients to lower into the roasting kettle. There was slack in the hoisting chain, and the employee reached around the roaster's plexiglass guard to move the basket into the kettle. The employee was splashed with oil, resulting in second-degree burns to their arm, calf, and abdomen.
An employee was checking moisture on the sheet conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pulled between the two conveyor belts and pinched between a roller. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a muscle injury. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was moving a conveyor system when it tipped over and fell on the employee. The employee broke a leg, fingers, ribs, and vertebrae, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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