Land O' Lakes, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Land O' Lakes, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017065511 |
| Address | 405 Park Drive | City, State ZIP | CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17015 |
| Event Date | June 16, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311512 | Inspection # | 1241617 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.13000, -77.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when a coworker re-activated it, causing stored air to cycle the machine parts, which pinched and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2017, a worker at Land O' Lakes, Incorporated in CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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