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Amputations

1 amputation · 20211210522 · 12/7/2021 · Pepperidge Farm, 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 regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Location
421 Boot Road, DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19335
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a covering on the discharge duct of a sugar hopper. The employee's fingers contacted the motor blades in the sugar feeder valve and the employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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