Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC
Start: 3/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023032430 · 3/17/2023 · Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC
Location: 295 Brown Street, ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17022
NAICS: 311351
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was sweeping around a machine and went to clear a buildup of candies below the bucket conveyor. The machine caught their left ring finger resulting in amputation.

Source

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