Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441186.015 - Blommers Chocolate

Inspection Information - Office: Allentown Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1441186.015

Report ID: 0317900

Date Opened: 10/29/2019

Site Address:
Blommers Chocolate
1101 Blommer Drive
East Greenville, PA 18041

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 45, East Greenville, PA 18041

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311320/Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/16/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1512482	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121185.015

Event: 10/25/2019

Employees amputates finger when pinched between two magnets

At 9:00 a.m. on October 25, 2019, an employee working for a chocolate manufacturer was cleaning bolts and screws off 35 pound magnet. The employee went to put the magnet back when the magnet in the box jumped up and pinched his finger. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Cleaning, Electric Magnet, Finger, Food processing, Instantaneous amputation, Magnet, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441186.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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