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SNF Holding Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SNF Holding Company in RICEBORO, GEORGIA
Employer SNF Holding Company Report ID 2017043896
Address 1 Chemical Plant Road City, State ZIP RICEBORO, GEORGIA 31323
Event Date April 29, 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 Other special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.74000, -81.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear clogged material from a silo's inspection port when the rotary valve flights caught and amputated the fleshy pad of his left index finger.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2017, a worker at SNF Holding Company in RICEBORO, 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 other special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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