Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bakerly Barn, LLC, 4300 E. Braden Blvd., FORKS TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA 18040
on — Burns and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was initiating the cleaning process for a crepe cooker when the employee's hand was crushed and burned between two rotating drums. The crepe cooker was unguarded at the time.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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