Prime Pak Foods Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Prime Pak Foods Inc | Report ID | 2017076210 |
| Address | 2076 Memorial Park Drive | City, State ZIP | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30504 |
| Event Date | July 6, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | 1245972 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.26000, -83.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pair of pliers to clear jammed chicken from a cuber machine when the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine's knives, lacerating and partially amputating the ring and pinky fingers.
Incident Summary
On July 6, 2017, a worker at Prime Pak Foods Inc in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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