Peco Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CANTON, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Peco Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2020021626 |
| Address | 180 Commercial Parkway | City, State ZIP | CANTON, MISSISSIPPI 39046 |
| Event Date | February 19, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1464357 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.60000, -90.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to remove jammed material from a bagger machine when the employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a finger tip amputation. The machine guard door was open at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 19, 2020, a worker at Peco Foods, Inc. in CANTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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