Keystone Foods LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — CAMILLA, GEORGIA
| Employer | Keystone Foods LLC | Report ID | 2021032464 |
| Address | 7220 U.S. Highway 19 | City, State ZIP | CAMILLA, GEORGIA 31730 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.27000, -84.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a vertical chain drive on a dumper. When the employee tried to take slack out of the back side of the chain, the carriage of the dumper shifted down a few inches. The chain on the drive sprocket tightened and the employee's right middle finger was caught between the chain and the sprocket. The finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2021, a worker at Keystone Foods LLC in CAMILLA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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