McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Maryland)

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Maryland) in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Maryland) Report ID 2021032048
Address 5820 Tulane Dr SW City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date March 8, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Sealing, stapling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311942 Inspection # 1524174
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a heat sealer machine. The machine's sealing mechanism caught his left index finger and partially amputated the upper portion.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2021, a worker at McCormick & Company, Incorporated (Maryland) in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with sealing, stapling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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