Kelloggs Eggo Waffle Manufacturing

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kelloggs Eggo Waffle Manufacturing in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Kelloggs Eggo Waffle Manufacturing Report ID 20181213194
Address 5601 Bucknell Drive City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date December 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311230 Inspection # 1369355
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.57000

Incident Narrative

While sanitizing a guide roller on a conveyor belt system, an employee sustained fractures to the radius and ulna in his right forearm.

Incident Summary

On December 26, 2018, a worker at Kelloggs Eggo Waffle Manufacturing in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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