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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021098278 · 9/25/2021 · Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA
Location
266 Industrial Park Road, HARTWELL, GEORGIA, 30643
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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