Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bay State Milling Company, 279 Beaudin Boulevard, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS 60440
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At 12:04 p.m. on June 21, 2021, an employee was dumping 50-pound bags of ground caraway into a hopper through a screen. The product bridged in the hopper, so the employee slid the screen out of the way and began pushing the product down. The screw feed auger at the bottom of the hopper nipped his right index finger, causing an amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, unspecified
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