Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gold Standard Baking Inc., 3700 S. Kedzie Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On December 29, 2018, two employees were moving a drum with a forklift. One employee's hand was caught between the drum and the forks of the forklift, causing an amputation of the right middle finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee was putting trays on a conveyor. The chain came off the sprocket. While trying to get it back on, the employee suffered an amputation to the tip of the left ring finger.
An employee was placing a tray on a conveyor line when their finger was pinched between the conveyor's belt and side rail. The employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.
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 operating a stretch wrap machine in the packaging area when his little finger was caught in the machine's chain mechanism. He sustained a fracture to the tuft of the finger and was hospitalized. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
On August 12, 2025, an employee was performing maintenance on a motor and suffered an amputation to the left index fingertip, as well as a laceration to the left middle finger.
An employee was performing sanitation tasks and adjusting a valve by tapping it with a rubber mallet. The valve came apart and the employee was sprayed with 180-190-degree water. He was hospitalized with thermal burns to multiple parts of the body.
An employee was cleaning ovens from a three-step ladder. The ladder slipped, causing employee to lose balance and fall to the floor, suffering a broken left leg.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.