CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
EL MILAGRO, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EL MILAGRO, INC., 3050 W. 26TH ST., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60623 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
As an employee was removing tamales from the stove, the cooking tray tilted and the hot water contacted the employee, causing second degree burns on the lower right leg.
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SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS—
El-Milagro, Inc.
An employee was wiping down a shredder machine while it was turned off. After she was finished cleaning, she turned the machine on when the rollers of the machine caught her fingers, resulting in amputations to her index, middle and ring fingers.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
El-Milagro, Inc.
On February 27, 2021, an employee was cleaning the conveyor belt system for a tortilla dough-making machine when their hand was caught between the moving belt and the steel roller resulting in fractures to the employee's left arm and hand.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
EL MILAGRO, INC.
An employee was cleaning and sanitizing a machine when the employee's fingers were caught between the wall of the shaft and the blade as the machine cycled. Several fingers on the employee's right hand were amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
El Milagro, Inc.
An employee was pulling a pallet of product with a hand jack. The pallet was stuck to another pallet due to the plastic wrap. His right foot was then crushed by the wheel of the hand jack.
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