Struck against object or equipment, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ferrara Candy Company, 750 E 110th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60628
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
At 11:15 a.m. on March 7, 2022, a temporary employee was training on a production line. While clearing waffle cones from the oven, she lacerated her right wrist on the oven blade and was hospitalized for surgery.
An employee was clearing sugar buildup within the sugar hopper when his left hand contacted the rotary valve resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.
At 1:30 p.m. on November 10, 2019, an employee was working near a confectionery-making machine's reject conveyor. The conveyor caught and lacerated the employee's little finger, and the fingertip was amputated.
A maintenance employee was working on a take-up roller when he fell to the floor and sustained a compound fracture to the left fibula and two broken fingers on the left hand.
An employee was tying a feed bag when his hand slipped and struck the side of the feed hopper resulting in a laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
At approximately 9:45 AM, a maintenance technician was assisting in removing a feed roller from a coating tank. The bolts were removed and a supporting chain was in place. The technician was using a prybar to unseat the roller shaft when the prybar slipped, causing him to lunge forward and strike the right side of his face against a valve stem. The technician sustained a fracture and laceration to the cheek, and required surgery for an injury related to his right eye. He was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning and performing maintenance on a vertical panel saw when the employee impacted the saw blade. They sustained a finger fracture and laceration.
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An employee was clearing thickened chocolate from the dispensing port of the melting tank when their right index finger contacted the agitator and was amputated up to first knuckle.
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