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Flowers Baking Co of Batesville, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Flowers Baking Co of Batesville, LLC in BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Flowers Baking Co of Batesville, LLC Report ID 2017032644
Address 1223 S Saint Louis St City, State ZIP BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS 72501
Event Date March 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.76000, -91.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of dough that was hanging on a moving conveyor when his right hand was pulled into the machine. The teeth of a hard plastic sprocket wheel then lacerated and fractured his hand.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2017, a worker at Flowers Baking Co of Batesville, LLC in BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, 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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