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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088859 · 8/28/2018 · The Hershey Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pumps

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was in a maintenance shop, working on a pump that had been removed from a processing line. As the employee rotated the pump by hand, their right little finger was caught between the impeller and the pump housing. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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