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Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — SUWANEE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC in SUWANEE, GEORGIA
Employer Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC Report ID 20171110736
Address 2900 Rolling Pin Lane, Suite B City, State ZIP SUWANEE, GEORGIA 30024
Event Date November 7, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1276838
GPS Coordinates 34.03000, -84.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting tape that accumulated on a box machine when his knife slipped and amputated his right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2017, a worker at Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC in SUWANEE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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