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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025032942 · 3/28/2025 · FRITO-LAY, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
FRITO-LAY, INC.
Location
1200 Hwy 247 S, KATHLEEN, GEORGIA, 31047
NAICS
311919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to clean out a back-up of potatoes on a potato recycling conveyor and inspect the line to see what was causing the issue. When removing potatoes that had become lodged in the sprocket end, their right arm was caught in the sprocket, causing a fracture of the distal radial shaft of their forearm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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