E&H Conveyors, Inc. DBA KJ Mushroom Services, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | E&H Conveyors, Inc. DBA KJ Mushroom Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2022087230 |
| Address | 1205-1221 Newark Rd | City, State ZIP | TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA 19374 |
| Event Date | August 15, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115112 | Inspection # | 1616393 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.83000, -75.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A portable conveyor system was being used to dump compost into a receptacle. An employee was clearing a jam from a chain and sprocket assembly on the conveyor system when the chain and sprocket caused an amputation to the employee's finger. The assembly was unguarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On August 15, 2022, a worker at E&H Conveyors, Inc. DBA KJ Mushroom Services, Inc. in TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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