Flowers Baking of Montgomery, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
| Employer | Flowers Baking of Montgomery, LLC | Report ID | 2022076564 |
| Address | 140 Folmar Parkway | City, State ZIP | MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36105 |
| Event Date | July 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 | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 | Inspection # | 1612364 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.26000, -86.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the gears inside a row bagger. The machine was turned on and it amputated the tip of the employee's right middle finger. It was not locked/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On July 27, 2022, a worker at Flowers Baking of Montgomery, LLC in MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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