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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025010932 · 1/29/2025 · Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Ltd

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Ltd
Location
221 Salem Road SW, CALHOUN, GEORGIA, 30701
NAICS
311942
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 29, 2025, an employee was working to remove a piece of debris on a bag sealing machine. The employee's finger was pulled through a pulley by a moving belt behind the guard, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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