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Farmers Gin & Peanuts Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MOULTRIE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Farmers Gin & Peanuts Company, Inc. in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA
Employer Farmers Gin & Peanuts Company, Inc. Report ID 2015129528
Address 2595 Hwy 133-S City, State ZIP MOULTRIE, GEORGIA 31788
Event Date December 16, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.12000, -83.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the battery condenser between catwalks while standing on one of the machine's discharge side, between a catwalk and a 45 degree slide. The employee slid down the battery condenser slide (45 degree angle) and fell into the cotton press. The press was not running at the time of the incident. The employee sustained lacerations to the back of the head, fracture lumbar vertebrae and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2015, a worker at Farmers Gin & Peanuts Company, Inc. in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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