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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054591 · 5/23/2023 · Gardners Candies, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Gardners Candies, Inc.
Location
2600 Adams Avenue, TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16686
NAICS
311330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a machine that grinds toffee into small pieces. The employee's hand became caught between two wheels that grind and was pulled in. The employee's hand was crushed and required surgical amputation to finger(s).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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