Flowers Foods, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — 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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