Gordon Food Service, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — IMPERIAL, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Gordon Food Service, LLC | Report ID | 2024054458 |
| Address | 225 Solar Drive | City, State ZIP | IMPERIAL, PENNSYLVANIA 15126 |
| Event Date | May 21, 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 | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cleaning handtools n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 | Inspection # | 1750320 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.43000, -80.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning around a cog belt when their rag got caught in the belt and pulled the employee's hand into the belt resulting in amputations to two of the employee's fingertips. The cog belt was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On May 21, 2024, a worker at Gordon Food Service, LLC in IMPERIAL, 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 machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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