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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020098831 · 9/17/2020 · Atlanta Cheesecake Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Atlanta Cheesecake Company
Location
1300 Shiloh Rd NW, KENNESAW, GEORGIA, 30144
NAICS
311813
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a conveyor line used to package finished cheesecakes. The conveyor belt was removed for cleaning and the employee was cleaning around the head/drive pulley. The conveyor started and the employee's hands were pinned under the conveyor's sprockets and shaft located on the head/drive pulley. The employee sustained a fractured left forearm and lacerations on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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