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C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC in TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC Report ID 2019032940
Address 145 Pine Street City, State ZIP TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA 19374
Event Date March 20, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 111411 Inspection # 1387800
GPS Coordinates 39.82000, -75.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a load on a pallet jack up an incline in a mushroom house. The load slid back toward the load backrest, and the employee's left thumb was caught between the load bin and the backrest. The employee suffered an amputation to the nail and bed of the left thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2019, a worker at C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC in TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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