Wolfgang Operations LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Wolfgang Operations LLC | Report ID | 2024087023 |
| Address | 122 North Street | City, State ZIP | YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17403 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311352 | Inspection # | 1767339 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.86000, -76.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a cake decorating line when his glove became caught in the wire mesh conveyor and it pulled his right thumb into the rotating parts of the chocolate feeder tube. The employee sustained an avulsion with a partial amputation of the thumb.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2024, a worker at Wolfgang Operations LLC in YORK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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