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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010642 · 1/20/2023 · Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.
Location
6485 Crescent Drive, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS
311830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was packaging tortillas in boxes when she noticed a tortilla stuck underneath the bagger conveyor. As she went to grab it, her right ring finger became caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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