GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CONYERS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GOLDEN STATE FOODS CORP. in 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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