PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - DACULA, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in DACULA, Georgia
Employer PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Address 445 HURRICANE TRAIL
City, State ZIP DACULA, Georgia 30019
Report ID 2017098697
Event Date September 11, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326160
GPS Coordinates 33.99208, -83.93197

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Incident Narrative

An employee was removing plastic from a molding press when the mold closed on his left hand, fracturing his fingers and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2017, a worker at PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. in DACULA, Georgia suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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