Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — ELBERTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2020032584 |
| Address | 1129 Old Middleton Rd | City, State ZIP | ELBERTON, GEORGIA 30635 |
| Event Date | March 19, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Suits, coats, jackets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.09000, -82.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While an employee was scrubbing the framework of a conveyor, their rain jacket was snagged by the sprockets on a running shaft. The employee's left arm was pulled between the framework and the shaft. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and other injures to the lower left arm.
Incident Summary
On March 19, 2020, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. in ELBERTON, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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