Vita Line Products, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Vita Line Products, Inc. | Report ID | 20171212376 |
| Address | 1111 N. Park Drive | City, State ZIP | HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202 |
| Event Date | December 30, 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 | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.94000, -76.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On December 30, 2017, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was attempting to clean clogged meat from a drain on a meat stuffer machine when a grinder unit in the drain caught his right index finger, amputating it to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On December 30, 2017, a worker at Vita Line Products, Inc. in HAZLETON, 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 special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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