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OSHA Injury Report: Ferrara Candy Company - DeKalb

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Ferrara Candy Company - DeKalb in 1001 East Gurler, DeKalb, IL 60115 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was operator in confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ferrara Candy Company - DeKalb
Parent company
Ferrara Candy Company
Street
1001 East Gurler
City
DeKalb
State
IL
ZIP
60115
On-site location
KHS

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was stepping into the machine before the event took place.

What happened

EE STATES WORKING AS MACHINE OPERATOR WHEN HOLDING KNIFE WITH LEFT HAND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING DEEP CUT.

Injury or illness

LOWER EXTREMITIES-FINGER(S) CUT PUNCTURE Injury

Object or substance involved

EE STATES WORKING AS MACHINE OPERATOR WHEN HOLDING KNIFE WITH LEFT HAND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING DEEP

Summary line

EE STATES WORKING AS MACHINE OPERATOR WHEN HOLDING KNIFE WITH LEFT HAND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING DEEP CUT.

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311340 — Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
212
Total hours worked
613446
EIN
363331581
Establishment ID
838233
Employer case #
FYT5855

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
2:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01MAR24:00:04:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.