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Pepperidge Farm Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pepperidge Farm Incorporated in DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pepperidge Farm Incorporated Report ID 2018099262
Address 2195 North Reading Road City, State ZIP DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17517
Event Date September 7, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1346730
GPS Coordinates 40.22000, -76.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a soft roll packaging machine when the machine started. His left index fingertip was then caught and amputated in the machine's chain.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2018, a worker at Pepperidge Farm Incorporated in DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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