Supreme Sanitation Company, LLC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Fractures - FOREST PARK, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Supreme Sanitation Company, LLC. in FOREST PARK, Georgia
Employer Supreme Sanitation Company, LLC.
Address 16 Forest Parkway
City, State ZIP FOREST PARK, Georgia 30297
Report ID 2020021048
Event Date February 1, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561720
Inspection # 1461555
GPS Coordinates 33.61833, -84.39557

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a loading belt in a lettuce processing area. A piece of lettuce fell between the belt rollers, and as he was catching it the rollers caught the glove on his left hand. He suffered fractures to the fingers, as well as his left arm.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2020, a worker at Supreme Sanitation Company, LLC. in FOREST PARK, Georgia suffered fractures to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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