Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc. Report ID 20211110085
Address 821 VIRGINIA STREET City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32208
Event Date November 22, 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 Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Industry (NAICS) 311710 Inspection # 1565435
GPS Coordinates 30.38000, -81.63000

Incident Narrative

On November 22, 2021, at 7:15 AM, an employee was operating a ribbon mixer that was not discharging properly. The employee checked the discharge area and the mixer blades amputated their right middle fingertip and severely lacerated the right ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2021, a worker at Shaw's Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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