Amputations

Name: Amputations at GC INGREDIENTS, INC
Start: 8/31/2022

1 amputation · 2022087742 · 8/31/2022 · GC INGREDIENTS, INC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: GC INGREDIENTS, INC
Location: 3401 ATLANTA INDUSTRIAL PKWY NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30331
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 31, 2022, an employee was dipping a cup into a mixer to take a sample. A mixer blade struck the cup, and a hook on the cup's handle hit the employee's right ring finger. The finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown