TreeHouse Foods, Inc
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | TreeHouse Foods, Inc | Report ID | 2017032041 |
| Address | 2060 Old Philadelphia Pike | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602 |
| Event Date | March 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Buckets, baskets, pails |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.03000, -76.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pouring flour into a vat. The bucket slipped from the employee's hand and fell into the vat. The employee tried to pull the bucket out of the vat and suffered a left ring fingertip amputation when the finger was caught between the lip of the vat and the bucket.
Incident Summary
On March 5, 2017, a worker at TreeHouse Foods, Inc in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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