Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY, 1101 BLOMMER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 45, EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18041
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was reinstalling an auger housing. The housing came down and injured the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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