HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clemens Food Group, LLC
Injured by object held or wielded by person · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Clemens Food Group, LLC, 2700 Clemens Rd., HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19440 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using the tip of a knife to pull back the head of a pig when the knife came back through the pig's head and cut the employee's upper arm, resulting in laceration that required surgery.
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HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clemens Food Group, LLC
The injured employee was operating an unloaded powered industrial truck (PIT) and was following a stacker truck that was carrying a palletized load. The stacker truck stopped and the injured employee's right lower leg impacted the palletized load on the stacker truck, resulting in a fracture.
HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clemens Food Group, LLC
An employee was disassembling a processed meat patty making machine for cleaning when a metal part fell and their right little finger was caught between the falling part and the solid metal frame of the machine, resulting in the amputation of the finger.
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Clemens Food Group, LLC
An employee was struck by a passing powered industrial truck (PIT) resulting in a fractured right fibula.
HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clemens Food Group, LLC
An employee was moving vats of meat into a cooler using a walk behind forklift when their finger became pinched between a metal vat and the forklift handle, resulting in an amputation to a finger.
HATFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA—
Clemens Food Group, LLC
An employee was trying to clear jammed film from a machine. The machine cycled while the employee's fingers were in the forming box, causing amputations to the employee's index and middle fingertips.
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