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BOSTON BEER COMPANY

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BOSTON BEER COMPANY in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer BOSTON BEER COMPANY Report ID 2016010506
Address 7880 PENN DRIVE City, State ZIP BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18031
Event Date January 19, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 312120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -75.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was relocating a conveyor belt when it shifted in the wrong direction and caught his pinky finger resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 19, 2016, a worker at BOSTON BEER COMPANY in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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