Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans

NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on September 18, 2017, an employee was cleaning the roller of the conveyor of the Hamburg Chip Machine for a product changeover. The employee was wearing gloves and got underneath the conveyor to clean the roller with a towel. The employee entered a 22 inch high opening to access the rollers. At this time, the machine was turned off. The employee had finish cleaning part of the roller and with her left hand reached to the power button to rotate the roller and the employee's knee hit the ground and as she reacted her right hand hit the roller which grasped the towel and pulled the employee's right hand into the roller. She was able to reach the power to turn it off and scream for help. The employee did not de-energize the machine. No guard was in front of the rollers. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.

NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on August 1, 2017, Employee #1 was making adjustment to a hot stamp machine. The operator of the machine hit the start buttons and the employee's fingers were caught in the machine. Employee #1 sustained a fractured ring finger and lacerations that required stiches to his right pinky finger.

NarrativeAn employee was cleaning a clogged airlock system that had rotating blades in the airlock. The employee's left index finger made contact with the rotating blade, amputating his fingertip between the top of the finger and the first knuckle/joint.