Nicholas Meat, LLC

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nicholas Meat, LLC in LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Nicholas Meat, LLC Report ID 2019054595
Address 508 East Valley Road, P.O. Box 95 City, State ZIP LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA 17747
Event Date May 6, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.03000, -77.28000

Incident Narrative

On May 6, 2019, at approximately 7:00 AM, an employee was pulling bones from a conveyor and stacking them on the table of a bandsaw. The employee turned to retrieve more bones and his left pinky finger struck the running saw blade causing a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 6, 2019, a worker at Nicholas Meat, LLC in LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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