METZ CULINARY MANAGEMENT, INC.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | METZ CULINARY MANAGEMENT, INC. | Report ID | 2024053835 |
| Address | 901 Eden Road, Olewine Dining Commons | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601 |
| Event Date | May 2, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 722310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.07000, -76.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading trays from a dining hall conveyor belt. They were removing a drink cup that had become stuck and sustained an amputation of about one-half inch of their left index finger.
Incident Summary
On May 2, 2024, a worker at METZ CULINARY MANAGEMENT, INC. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.
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