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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019010604 · 1/17/2019 · Valentine Enterprise, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Valentine Enterprise, Inc.
Location
1291 Progress Center Ave., LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading bags of powdered mixture into a sifter. While he was trying to retrieve a fallen box cutter from the hopper, the rotating blade in the hopper severely cut fingers on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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