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Bay Valley Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bay Valley Foods in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Bay Valley Foods Report ID 2016021669
Address 1080 Bay Valley Foods City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15212
Event Date February 23, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 311422 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.46000, -80.01000

Incident Narrative

While operating a stacker machine, an employee attempted to remove a fallen product container that was blocking a sensor that controlled the conveyor. When the fallen container was removed, the conveyor began to move. The employee was wearing cut resistant gloves, and the glove on her right hand was caught by the chain and sprocket of the chain conveyor. She right-hand middle finger was partially amputated and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2016, a worker at Bay Valley Foods in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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