Beyond Meat
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DEVAULT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Beyond Meat | Report ID | 2024043274 |
| Address | 1 Devault Ln. | City, State ZIP | DEVAULT, PENNSYLVANIA 19432 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1742442 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.07000, -75.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out a discharge chute when the tip of his right index finger contacted the chute, resulting in an amputation. The chute was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2024, a worker at Beyond Meat in DEVAULT, 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 food and beverage processing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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