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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010640 · 1/22/2024 · SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.)

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.)
Location
16 Forest Parkway, FOREST PARK, GEORGIA, 30297
NAICS
424480
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 22, 2024, an employee was preparing to run carrot sticks through the line of a machine with a conveyor belt that shakes the carrots to separate smaller pieces. The belt caught the employee's glove and pulled his finger into a pulley, partially amputating the right thumb below the nailbed. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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