Freshpet, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Freshpet, Inc. | Report ID | 2020043305 |
| Address | 176 N. Commerce Way | City, State ZIP | BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18017 |
| Event Date | April 11, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Handtools-nonpowered, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.67000, -75.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a piece of frozen meat from a locked-out auger. When the employee inserted a T-handled bar into the winding down auger, the bar moved, and pinched the employee's hand against the machine's fixed guard. The employee sustained an amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 11, 2020, a worker at Freshpet, Inc. in BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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