Sunny Delight Beverages Co.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Cuts, lacerations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sunny Delight Beverages Co. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Sunny Delight Beverages Co. Report ID 2021109129
Address 7050 Lagrange Blvd City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30336
Event Date October 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Stacking machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311411 Inspection # 1561193
GPS Coordinates 33.71000, -84.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a pallet from inside the palletizer machine on the large line. The employee was caught in the palletizer when the hoist engaged and pinned him, resulting in a laceration across the left pectoral muscle. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2021, a worker at Sunny Delight Beverages Co. in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with stacking machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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