HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA—
The Hershey Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Hershey Company, Reese Plant, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA 17033 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was in a maintenance shop, working on a pump that had been removed from a processing line. As the employee rotated the pump by hand, their right little finger was caught between the impeller and the pump housing. The fingertip was amputated.
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