Roger Wood Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
| Employer | Roger Wood Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2018021169 |
| Address | 7 Alfred Street | City, State ZIP | SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31408 |
| Event Date | February 5, 2018 | Outcome | 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1291604 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.08000, -81.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine and was positioned between the top and bottom films when the machine cycled. The employee's right index finger was then caught and partially amputated in an in-running nip point. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 5, 2018, a worker at Roger Wood Foods, Inc. in SAVANNAH, 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 packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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