Dairy Farmers of America
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Dairy Farmers of America | Report ID | 2024032103 |
| Address | 4825 Gettysburg Road | City, State ZIP | MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17055 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | 1736952 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.20000, -76.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was inspecting a conveyor shaft, reported as making an irregular sound and vibrating, on the unload side of a pod. The belt on the underside of the running conveyor caught the employee's left middle finger and pulled it into a nip point between the driven shaft and a non-driven shaft. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2024, a worker at Dairy Farmers of America in MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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