Amputations

Name: Amputations at BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Start: 6/4/2020

1 amputation · 2020065184 · 6/4/2020 · BLOMMER CHOCOLATE 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: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name: BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Location: 1101 BLOMMER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 45, EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18041
NAICS: 311320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reinstalling an auger housing. The housing came down and injured the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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