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Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — HARTWELL, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA in HARTWELL, GEORGIA
Employer Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA Report ID 2021098278
Address 266 Industrial Park Road City, State ZIP HARTWELL, GEORGIA 30643
Event Date September 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.33000, -82.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.

Incident Summary

On September 25, 2021, a worker at Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA in HARTWELL, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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