HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DOVER, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC in 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.

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