Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Knouse Foods, Inc., 800 Peach Glen-Idaville Rd., PEACH GLEN, PENNSYLVANIA 17375
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a wrench to unjam a metal basket that was being used in an apple cooking process. When the basket was unjammed, it struck his left middle finger, knocking it against a steam injection cooker. The fingertip was broken and partially amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
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