Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amylu Foods, LLC, 1400 West 44th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On June 27, 2024, an employee was holding a door open. Their left index finger was caught between the door frame and the wall when the door closed, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Doors swinging and sliding
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.
On 6/22/2022, a temporary employee was unjamming a meat slicer when the blade amputated their left middle fingertip. The slicer was energized at the time.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was taking out the trash through the storeroom door when the storeroom door closed on their left index finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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