HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DOVER, DELAWARE
| Employer | HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC | Report ID | 2025043457 |
| Address | 1525 McKee Road | City, State ZIP | DOVER, DELAWARE 19904 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2025 | 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 | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1823062 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.18000, -75.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a mobile exit conveyor. He was stacking bottoms. He went to unjam a drawer bottom and his glove got caught in a sprocket, resulting in the amputation of his right middle fingertip and an open displaced fracture of the right ring finger.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2025, a worker at HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC in DOVER, DELAWARE 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 conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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