Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC, 1220 Meacham RD, ITASCA, ILLINOIS 60143
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On August 4, 2019, a maintenance mechanic was tracking plastic film through a package-sealing machine during a setup process. A film clip caught the mechanic's jacket, pulling the mechanic's right hand toward the chain and gear. The mechanic suffered amputation of the middle and fourth fingertips.
AmputationFingertip(s)Sealing, stapling machinery
More severe injuries at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
An employee was performing maintenance on a tray packer. They put a piece of cardboard down onto the belt of the tray packer and stood on the belt. The belt started, causing the employee to lose balance and fall approximately 2 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was walking down a flight of stairs from a catwalk to a production area. The employee missed a step, fell down the stairs, and suffered broken ribs.
An employee was clearing a jam on a forming machine when their right hand was caught by the plunger, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger and a laceration to the back of the hand. The machine was guarded at the time.
On February 25, 2024, an employee was cleaning dough off a roller when their right hand and fingers were caught in a pinch point between a laminator roller and conveyor resulting in fractures and lacerations.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 311999)
An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.