Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amylu Foods, LLC, 1400 West 44th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a machine when their left ring finger became pinched between the piston and the face of the machine. Their fingertip was amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time.
AmputationFingertip(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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