NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, LLC in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA
Employer NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, LLC Report ID 2022054639
Address 189 WEST BY-PASS City, State ZIP MOULTRIE, GEORGIA 31768
Event Date May 27, 2022 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) 311611 Inspection # 1599740
GPS Coordinates 31.19000, -83.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the blender in the ground beef department and amputated two fingertips.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2022, a worker at NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, LLC in MOULTRIE, GEORGIA 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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