George Hackney, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MIDWAY, FLORIDA
| Employer | George Hackney, Inc. | Report ID | 2021043150 |
| Address | 816 Commerce Blvd. | City, State ZIP | MIDWAY, FLORIDA 32343 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2021 | 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) | 111421 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.49000, -84.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 15, 2021, an employee conducted a test run of a new bagging machine when one of the bags got hung up in the bagging compartment. The employee attempted to unjam the machine when his left index finger became caught between the cutter and a flat piece of metal at the base. The employee suffered the amputation of his left index finger tip without bone loss.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2021, a worker at George Hackney, Inc. in MIDWAY, FLORIDA 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
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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