Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HOME RUN INN FROZEN FOODS INC., 1300 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS 60517
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On November 28, 2018, at 9:40 a.m., an employee was removing some meat bins from the meat grinder. As he was removing a meat bin, he was holding the top of the meat mixer cover open. The cover accidentally closed on his finger, injuring the middle finger on his left hand. The injury resulted in a surgical amputation of his left middle fingertip.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was inspecting a pipe in the rice cooking area near an oven. While checking for a clog, the fingers of their right hand were caught in an airlock at the base of the pipe. All the fingers were amputated except the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
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