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United Cocoa Processor

Fall on same level due to slipping — Amputations — NEWARK, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United Cocoa Processor in NEWARK, DELAWARE
Employer United Cocoa Processor Report ID 2020065070
Address 701 Pencader Drive #F City, State ZIP NEWARK, DELAWARE 19702
Event Date June 1, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423830 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.61000, -75.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking from one cocoa processing machine to another when she slipped on a grated platform. The pulley belt on a husker machine amputated three fingers on her right hand.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2020, a worker at United Cocoa Processor in NEWARK, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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