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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088180 · 8/25/2017 · Eat'N Park Hospitality Group, 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
Eat'N Park Hospitality Group, Inc.
Location
Lycoming College - Wertz Hall, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS
722310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a food processor to cut potatoes when the machine jammed. As the employee was trying to remove the jammed potato, the processor's rotating plate struck and amputated the employee's fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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