Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hearthside Food Solutions, 1001 W. Crossroads Pkwy., ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS 60446
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a machine. A pulley on the machine amputated the employee's right ring finger and part of the employee's right little fingertip.
An employee was aligning cookies on the conveyor when her finger was pinched between a tray and the equipment guarding. The employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation.
On January 30, 2025, an employee was lubricating a chain on a powered conveyor belt when their right hand was caught in the chain and sprocket. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingertips were amputated.
An employee was near a conveyor belt on a line that had been deactivated for restocking. The line started and the employee's right little finger was caught in the conveyor belt slats. The conveyor system pulled the employee in, resulting in an injury to the right little finger and hand that required surgery.
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.