Ardent Mills
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ardent Mills | Report ID | 2022054594 |
| Address | 258 Harvest Lane | City, State ZIP | POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA 18346 |
| Event Date | May 26, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311211 | Inspection # | 1600180 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.11000, -75.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was powering down a second break roller mill, which is used to grind wheat into flour. The employee's fingers became caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip to the third knuckle and fractures to the index and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On May 26, 2022, a worker at Ardent Mills in POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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