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Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MORTON, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC Report ID 2016042934
Address 108 Morris Tullos Drive City, State ZIP MORTON, MISSISSIPPI 39117
Event Date April 7, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1139462
GPS Coordinates 32.35000, -89.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a chiller when a coworker turned on the equipment. The paddle in the chiller struck the employee's right hand, breaking and lacerating the middle and ring fingers. The equipment was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On April 7, 2016, a worker at Koch Foods of Mississippi LLC in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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