Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC
Start: 3/28/2024

1 amputation · 2024032768 · 3/28/2024 · Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC
Location: 301 S. Madison Street, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, 31792
NAICS: 311812
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting a conveyor roller. The injured employee used a pry bar to put tension on the chain and sprocket to see if that was the issue. While checking to see if there was tension back on the chain, their hand was caught in it resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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