GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CONYERS, GEORGIA
| Employer | GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP. | Report ID | 2021065271 |
| Address | 1525 OLD COVINGTON RD,NE | City, State ZIP | CONYERS, GEORGIA 30012 |
| Event Date | June 28, 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 | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.65000, -83.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was showing a co-worker how to unjam a pneumatic bar in the box drop section of a cup machine when the bar cycled and contacted the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 28, 2021, a worker at GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP. in CONYERS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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