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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015096638 · 9/11/2015 · Asher's Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Asher's Chocolates/Lewistown, Inc.
Location: 80 Wambold Road, SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18964
NAICS: 311330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sanitizing a chocolate enrober. As he attempted to unjam the chocolate pump, the pump started and amputated his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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