HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
| Employer | HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. | Report ID | 2020087912 |
| Address | 146 FOREST PARKWAY | City, State ZIP | FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297 |
| Event Date | August 20, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1490433 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -84.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to free a plastic bag that had become jammed in the bagging machine and suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On August 20, 2020, a worker at HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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