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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022043143 · 4/9/2022 · The Hershey Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers

Employer

Name
The Hershey Company
Location
6 Scotch Pine Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
311352
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been clearing a plate carrier jam on an industrial oven. During reassembly of the oven rails, one of the oven plates opened causing the hinged top section of the plate to swing down and catch the employee's left ring finger against a frame rail. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured and lacerated left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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