Mars, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mars, Inc. in ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Mars, Inc. Report ID 2018077017
Address 295 Brown Street City, State ZIP ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17022
Event Date July 12, 2018 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 Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311351 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.14000, -76.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was manually jogging a belt pulley on a dust collector motor when he sustained a partial right pinky finger amputation above the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2018, a worker at Mars, Inc. in ELIZABETHTOWN, 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 heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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