Kens Foods Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kens Foods Inc in MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
Employer Kens Foods Inc Report ID 20181011054
Address 210 Interstate South Dr City, State ZIP MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA 30253
Event Date October 26, 2018 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 Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.40000, -84.17000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was lifting a drum of product to be dumped into a mixer when the drum slipped and caught the employee's left middle finger between the drum and frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2018, a worker at Kens Foods Inc in MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with barrels, drums-except pressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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