Dutch Valley Foods Dev
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Dutch Valley Foods Dev | Report ID | 2017077101 |
| Address | 210 Commerce Drive | City, State ZIP | NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17557 |
| Event Date | July 28, 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) | 424410 | Inspection # | 1253294 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.08000, -76.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on the hot fill machine and amputated the left index fingertip when the machine started up unexpectedly. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2017, a worker at Dutch Valley Foods Dev in NEW HOLLAND, 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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