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Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. in NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. Report ID 2023087697
Address 304 Commerce Street City, State ZIP NEW OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 17350
Event Date August 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # 1694627
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -77.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a production line. While they were wiping the metal detector belt, the employee's hand was caught in the belt and sprocket, resulting in a right ring finger injury.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2023, a worker at Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc. in NEW OXFORD, 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 food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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