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Hershey Company Reese Plant

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hershey Company Reese Plant in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hershey Company Reese Plant Report ID 2021065330
Address 925 Reese Avenue City, State ZIP HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA 17033
Event Date June 30, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311330 Inspection # 1540536
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -76.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been changing out a vacuum head. The employee was sweeping away waste candy when their right index finger was caught between a mold and a guide bar resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2021, a worker at Hershey Company Reese Plant in HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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