The Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | The Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania | Report ID | 20171212072 |
| Address | 60 S. River St. | City, State ZIP | WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18702 |
| Event Date | December 20, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food slicers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 813319 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.24000, -75.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a food processor when the blades jammed. As he cleared the jam, the food processor restarted and the blades caught his right middle finger, fracturing it and causing an amputation injury.
Incident Summary
On December 20, 2017, a worker at The Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania in WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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