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Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC Report ID 2019033087
Address 301 S. Madison Street City, State ZIP THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 31792
Event Date March 25, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Wrenches-power not determined
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.83000, -83.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to get a conveyor back on track when the wrench slipped, causing an injury to the employee's right index finger that resulted in a finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2019, a worker at Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with wrenches-power not determined identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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