Amputations

Name: Amputations at Big Creek Foods
Start: 9/25/2023

1 amputation · 2023098840 · 9/25/2023 · Big Creek Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name: Big Creek Foods
Location: 2637 White Sulphur Rd., GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30501
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a mixer when it became jammed. They went to dislodge a piece of product from the machine when three fingers on their right hand became caught in the mixer blade, resulting in three amputations.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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