Peachtree Packaging, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Peachtree Packaging, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Peachtree Packaging, Inc. Report ID 2018055011
Address 770 Marathon Parkway City, State ZIP LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046
Event Date May 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322130 Inspection # 1323367
GPS Coordinates 33.95000, -84.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a box from a cart machine when the machine was jogged, which then caught the injured employee's right hand in a nip roller. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right hand and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2018, a worker at Peachtree Packaging, Inc. in LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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