Winter Garden Quality Food
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Winter Garden Quality Food | Report ID | 2018054424 |
| Address | 304 Commerce Street | City, State ZIP | NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 17350 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1316427 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.86000, -77.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was scraping burrito filler from a machine's kettle when the actuation pedal was pressed and released water into the kettle. The injured employee then suffered a middle fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2018, a worker at Winter Garden Quality Food in NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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