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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022087406 · 8/20/2022 · Hershey Company Reese Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hershey Company Reese Plant
Location
925 Reese Avenue, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
NAICS
311330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a paper jam in a cup maker. The machine's manual wheel was turned, causing a crushing injury to the employee's right hand. The employee suffered an amputation to the index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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