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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022021109 · 2/6/2022 · Pepperidge Farm, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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 working in the layer cake department at the second stage icing machine. The employee went to remove a defective cake from the line when her finger was caught in the carousel conveyor and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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