MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA—
Mission Foods
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mission Foods, 15 Elmwood Drive, MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA 18707 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tried to clean a roller with a metal tong when the employee's right hand was caught between the roller and the tong, causing an amputation to the index finger.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Mission Foods
An employee was squatting to inspect a dough mixer. She struck her head and lost her balance, causing her to grab onto a piece of machinery. The machine crushed her right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Mission Foods
An employee was assembling a vertical dough lift machine which required four bolts to assemble. The employee installed the top two bolts. While attempting to align the holes and install the bottom two bolts, the machine shifted and the employee's left little finger was caught in a pinch point resulting in amputation after the second knuckle.
MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA—
MISSION FOODS
An employee was removing a piece of plastic from a conveyor line when her right hand was caught between the conveyor roller and a nip point, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation.
MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA—
Mission Foods
An employee was returning from their car after a break when they slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula and was hospitalized for surgery.
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