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Tru Food Manufacturing, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tru Food Manufacturing, Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tru Food Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2016076827
Address 106 Gamma Drive City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15238
Event Date July 26, 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 Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 424450 Inspection # 1167197
GPS Coordinates 40.49000, -79.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the batch mixer when the mixer pinched and amputated the fifth digit fingertip on the employee's left hand.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2016, a worker at Tru Food Manufacturing, Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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