McCormick & Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | McCormick & Company | Report ID | 2019032626 |
| Address | 5820 TULANE DRIVE | City, State ZIP | ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311942 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.74000, -84.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A maintenance employee was fixing a chain on a conveyor line when the equipment restarted and amputated his left index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2019, a worker at McCormick & Company in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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