Mars, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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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