Richmond Baking of Georgia, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — ALMA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Richmond Baking of Georgia, Inc. | Report ID | 2019043616 |
| Address | 135 Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | ALMA, GEORGIA 31510 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-live roller |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311821 | Inspection # | 1355521 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.54000, -82.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the rollers on a conveyor when the employee's arm was pulled into the rollers, breaking the left arm.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2019, a worker at Richmond Baking of Georgia, Inc. in ALMA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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