Bazooka Company LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — MOOSIC, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Bazooka Company LLC | Report ID | 2025043425 |
| Address | 4135 Birney Avenue | City, State ZIP | MOOSIC, PENNSYLVANIA 18507 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2025 | 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 | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311351 | Inspection # | 1818645 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.36000, -75.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a hand feed machine in the wrap room. Paper caught the employee's left hand and dragged it into a crimper machine. The employee suffered amputations of the index and middle fingers.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2025, a worker at Bazooka Company LLC in MOOSIC, 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 packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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