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Golden State Foods

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CONYERS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Golden State Foods in CONYERS, GEORGIA
Employer Golden State Foods Report ID 2015063987
Address 1525 Old Covington Road NE City, State ZIP CONYERS, GEORGIA 30013
Event Date June 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Meat grinders
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # 1074595
GPS Coordinates 33.65000, -83.99000

Incident Narrative

While cleaning the outside of a bulk meat grinder, an employee's right hand was amputated when he reached through a sample grinder port. This incident took place at approximately 9:00 PM on 6/23/15. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2015, a worker at Golden State Foods in CONYERS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with meat grinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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