KERRY INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ROME, GEORGIA
| Employer | KERRY INC. | Report ID | 2022043308 |
| Address | 5 Douglas St | City, State ZIP | ROME, GEORGIA 30161 |
| Event Date | April 15, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 425120 | Inspection # | 1591058 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.20000, -85.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the chunker when dough piled up underneath the chunker. The employee started to remove the dough when his hand got caught between the belt and the cutter on the chunker. The employee sustained an amputation to the right thumb.
Incident Summary
On April 15, 2022, a worker at KERRY INC. in ROME, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.
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