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Prime Pak Foods Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Prime Pak Foods Inc in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Prime Pak Foods Inc Report ID 2017043109
Address 2076 Memorial Park Drive City, State ZIP GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30504
Event Date April 6, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations 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, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # 1224893
GPS Coordinates 34.26000, -83.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge meat from the inside of a meat processing machine when the machine was activtated and amputated several of the employee's fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2017, a worker at Prime Pak Foods Inc in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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