Producers Peanut, LLC
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — BARTOW, GEORGIA
| Employer | Producers Peanut, LLC | Report ID | 2022109201 |
| Address | 1350 Friendship Church Road | City, State ZIP | BARTOW, GEORGIA 30413 |
| Event Date | October 20, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115114 | Inspection # | 1630655 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.90000, -82.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dumping peanuts into a compost area using forklift and a hopper. The hopper caught the employee's right hand, causing an amputation to the middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 20, 2022, a worker at Producers Peanut, LLC in BARTOW, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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