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Chester A. Asher

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Chester A. Asher in SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Chester A. Asher Report ID 20171212274
Address 80 Wambold Road City, State ZIP SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18964
Event Date December 28, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 722310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -75.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a fudge depositor machine when his finger entered the auto fill valve while the machine was still energized, resulting in his finger being cut/amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2017, a worker at Chester A. Asher in SOUDERTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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