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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087459 · 8/4/2017 · Hershey Company Reese Plant

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
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Hershey Company Reese Plant
Location
925 Reese Avenue, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
NAICS
311330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix an ingredient jam in a mixer when the mixing blades amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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