Flowers Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Foods, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Flowers Foods, Inc. Report ID 2021065133
Address 4300 South 26th St City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19112
Event Date June 23, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1538285
GPS Coordinates 39.89000, -75.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a baking machine with a water hose when their left index finger got caught within a chain and sprocket that was driving the machine's conveyor, resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2021, a worker at Flowers Foods, Inc. in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with heating and cooking machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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