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OSHA Injury Report: Richelieu Foods Wheeling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Richelieu Foods Wheeling in 120 W. Palatine Rd., Wheeling, IL 60090 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in frozen pizza manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Richelieu Foods Wheeling
Parent company
Richelieu Foods Inc.
Street
120 W. Palatine Rd.
City
Wheeling
State
IL
ZIP
60090
On-site location
W2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
14

Before the incident

Picking up pepperoni slices.

What happened

Their thumb got pinched in a lug.

Injury or illness

Laceration under the thumb nail.

Object or substance involved

Pepperoni and Lug.

Summary line

Their thumb got pinched by the lug conveyor when trying to grab a piece of pepperoni resulting in a laceration.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311412 — Frozen pizza manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
381
Total hours worked
864415
EIN
133976021
Establishment ID
718087
Employer case #
4646

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
12:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:19:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.