Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pollyanna Brewing, Co. , 431 Talcott Avenue, LEMONT, ILLINOIS 60439
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
While removing a crushed can from a seamer, an employee cut their thumb on a torn can edge.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was carrying a bucket of acid to his workstation for cleaning purposes. He slipped and fell, and the acid spilled into his eyes. He suffered eye injuries and was hospitalized.
Two maintenance workers were troubleshooting an actuator. They removed the end covers to check for air leakage around the piston head. When they connected an air hose to the side of the actuator and applied pressure, the piston head blew out of its housing. It struck one of the employees in the chest, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered an abdomen contusion, resulting in a laceration to the liver, and was hospitalized.
On March 25, 2025, an employee was closing the hurricane-rated sliding door and pinched her right index finger between the door and the doorframe, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when he slipped and went to brace himself. His hand entered the machine and the blade contacted his finger, 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.