Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rise Baking Company, 3701 CONCORD ROAD, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17402
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was assisting in servicing a batter depositor machine as a maintenance technician worked on the control panel. The employee's hand was caught in the rotary valve as the machine cycled. The employee suffered a laceration to the middle finger through the bone, which resulted in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food 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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