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OSHA Injury Report: Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation in 1415 West 44th St, Chicago, IL 60609 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bridgford Foods Processing Corporation
Parent company
Bridgford Foods
Street
1415 West 44th St
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60609
On-site location
Pepperoni Packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

The employee was checking the end of the machine where the blades cut the packages

What happened

The employee decided to remove the plastic residue and put his hand very close yo the blades cutting his left hand between his thumb and index finger

Injury or illness

Laceration on left hand between his thumb and index finger

Object or substance involved

Machine blades

Summary line

Laceration on left hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311612 — Meats (except poultry), cured or smoked, made from purchased carcasses
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
504
Total hours worked
722915
EIN
952149638
Establishment ID
1278183
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:30
Time of incident
9:25
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31JAN2025:17:00:00

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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.