My Mother's Delicacies, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | My Mother's Delicacies, Incorporated | Report ID | 2016054245 |
| Address | 302 Cherry Street | City, State ZIP | SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18505 |
| Event Date | May 16, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1151519 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.39000, -75.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
During the cleaning process, an employee's hand came in contact with a moving piston located near the bottom of the bakery depositor machine, amputating her left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 16, 2016, a worker at My Mother's Delicacies, Incorporated in SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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