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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043274 · 4/15/2024 · Beyond Meat

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Beyond Meat
Location
1 Devault Ln., DEVAULT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19432
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a discharge chute when the tip of his right index finger contacted the chute, resulting in an amputation. The chute was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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