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Roger Wood Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Roger Wood Foods, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer Roger Wood Foods, Inc. Report ID 2017109731
Address 7 Alfred Street City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31408
Event Date October 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1271138
GPS Coordinates 32.08000, -81.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to determine if a packing machine's heat plate was warm when the employee's right hand was crushed between seal plates, amputating the ring fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at Roger Wood Foods, Inc. in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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