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Farm Fresh Foods LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Farm Fresh Foods LLC in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Farm Fresh Foods LLC Report ID 2018021888
Address 5016 Grimes Drive City, State ZIP GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA 35976
Event Date February 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Trash compactors
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # 1299299
GPS Coordinates 34.30000, -86.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unjamming a cardboard compactor with a metal rod. The compactor pulled the metal rod in and the employee's hand was caught in the compactor, resulting in partial amputation of the ring finger on the left hand.

Incident Summary

On February 24, 2018, a worker at Farm Fresh Foods LLC in GUNTERSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with trash compactors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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