Price Chopper Corporation
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — MATAMORAS, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Price Chopper Corporation | Report ID | 2015052853 |
| Address | 1025 Pennsylvania Avenue | City, State ZIP | MATAMORAS, PENNSYLVANIA 18336 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.36000, -74.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cutting pork on a meat cutting bandsaw in the meat department of the store. While he was cutting the pork, he looked up and cut his right ring fingertip and fractured his middle finger. The bandsaw had a guard in place at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2015, a worker at Price Chopper Corporation in MATAMORAS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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