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Whitehall Specialites Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Whitehall Specialites Inc. in SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Whitehall Specialites Inc. Report ID 2020054722
Address 2850 Perry Highway City, State ZIP SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA 16057
Event Date May 21, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1476959
GPS Coordinates 41.00000, -80.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation to his left middle finger when his hand entered the discharge chute of a hammer mill while it was operating.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2020, a worker at Whitehall Specialites Inc. in SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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