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The Hershey Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Hershey Company in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer The Hershey Company Report ID 2018088859
Address Reese Plant, 925 Reese Avenue City, State ZIP HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA 17033
Event Date August 28, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pumps
Industry (NAICS) 311330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -76.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a maintenance shop, working on a pump that had been removed from a processing line. As the employee rotated the pump by hand, their right little finger was caught between the impeller and the pump housing. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2018, a worker at The Hershey Company in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pumps identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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