Keystone Food Products, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Keystone Food Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2019043976 |
| Address | 3767 Hecktown Road | City, State ZIP | EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045 |
| Event Date | April 18, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311919 | Inspection # | 1395757 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.69000, -75.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the masa process line with a high pressure water hose. As the employee removed masa dough from the machine, their left middle finger was caught in the rotating blades resulting in an amputation injury to the finger. The machine was energized at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 18, 2019, a worker at Keystone Food Products, Inc. in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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