| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | Ashton | Il | Crest Foods Co., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On May 11, 2021, an employee was using a hammer to adjust a slipping agitator belt on the filler head of a machine. The employee's right middle finger was pulled between the belt and pulley resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-01-11 | Ashton | Illinois | CREST FOODS, INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was dumping product into an auger hopper when his right hand entered the spinning auger and was pulled in and amputated. | |||||
| 2016-03-10 | Ashton | Illinois | Crest Food Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was reassembling a bagger head when a metal piece came too close to a metal detector and caused the machine to deactivate. The deactivation caused a valve to close on the employee's left thumb, partially amputating it. | |||||