Joy Baking Group
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Joy Baking Group | Report ID | 2024032623 |
| Address | 3435 Lamor Road | City, State ZIP | HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA 16148 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1737891 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.25000, -80.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to find the reason sugar was not feeding through the batter system when the blade caught the employee s right middle finger resulting in an amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2024, a worker at Joy Baking Group in HERMITAGE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food and beverage processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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