Dutch Gold Honey, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Dutch Gold Honey, Inc. | Report ID | 2025032498 |
| Address | 2220 Dutch Gold Drive | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601 |
| Event Date | March 17, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311999 | Inspection # | 1814850 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.05000, -76.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A hoist used for filter bags was doubled over itself and an employee was untwisting/untangling its cable. The hoist moved up instead of down when activated, due to the bags, and caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee sustained the amputation of about inch of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 17, 2025, a worker at Dutch Gold Honey, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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