EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Barry Callebaut USA, LLC., 903 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA 19022 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning equipment when his left index finger was caught in the equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA LLC
An employee was attempting to unjam a cocoa shell process machine when their left hand got caught in the machine, resulting in partial amputations of the middle and ring fingers.
DUNMORE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA LLC
An employee was wrapping plastic around a pallet when they tripped over a leg of a conveyor system, fell, and hit their head on the concrete floor, resulting in hematoma. The employee was hospitalized.
EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC.
An employee was helping a mechanic diagnose a problem with an airlock. The mechanic had the airlock open to access the fan that was inside. The employee attempted to clear cocoa powder that was stuck in the port with his finger. The running airlock fan propeller then amputated his right index fingertip.
EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA LLC
An employee was cleaning a cocoa press. The machine caught the employee's left index finger and amputated it between the first and second knuckles.
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA—
Barry Callebaut USA, LLC
An employee was operating a turret truck that hit a piece of wood. While bending to retrieve the wood, he felt pain in his back. He was hospitalized.
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