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Flowers Baking Company of Opelika

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — OPELIKA, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Baking Company of Opelika in OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Employer Flowers Baking Company of Opelika Report ID 2016054702
Address 101 Simmons Street City, State ZIP OPELIKA, ALABAMA 36801
Event Date May 27, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1154662
GPS Coordinates 32.64000, -85.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning around the dough machine when the employee's gloved hand became caught in the auger, amputating the left and ring fingertips.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2016, a worker at Flowers Baking Company of Opelika in OPELIKA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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