Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Hershey Company
Start: 1/6/2021

1 amputation · 2021010124 · 1/6/2021 · The Hershey Company

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, n.e.c.
Source: Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: The Hershey Company
Location: 6 SCOTCH PINE DRIVE, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS: 311330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was training a mechanic when he opened an interlock door to show the interior of the machine to the trainee. He used a flashlight to see inside the machine and his right index finger got caught in a moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown