Amputations

Name: Amputations at Paramount Mushroom Farms, LLC.
Start: 6/24/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023065609 · 6/24/2023 · Paramount Mushroom Farms, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Paramount Mushroom Farms, LLC.
Location: 325 South Jennersville Rd., WEST GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19390
NAICS: 111411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were laying nets for compost. The employee's left hand was on a gear for the compost conveyor when the machine started, resulting in fingertip amputations of the ring and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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