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Hershey Creamery Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hershey Creamery Company in HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Hershey Creamery Company Report ID 2021119529
Address 301 South Cameron Street City, State ZIP HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17101
Event Date November 3, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 311520 Inspection # 1562934
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -76.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a clog of cookie crumbs from a mixing machine when his glove caught onto the rotating paddles, resulting in amputation of his right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2021, a worker at Hershey Creamery Company in HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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