Godshall's Quality Meats
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Godshall's Quality Meats | Report ID | 2022109509 |
| Address | 1415 Weavertown Road | City, State ZIP | LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17046 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1648069 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.35000, -76.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had replaced a roll of film on the repack machine. The film jammed in the sealing head as the machine cycled. While clearing the jam, the sealing head closed on the employee's fingers causing amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2022, a worker at Godshall's Quality Meats in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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