Koch Foods
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Koch Foods | Report ID | 2017076957 |
| Address | 410 Koch Drive | City, State ZIP | MORTON, MISSISSIPPI 39117 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1251286 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.31000, -89.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a broken link on a flat breader machine's conveyor belt when a coworker activated the machine. The machine then fractured two of the employee's left-hand fingers.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2017, a worker at Koch Foods in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, 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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