Gemstone Foods, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FLORENCE, ALABAMA
| Employer | Gemstone Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2022109524 |
| Address | 700 S Wood Ave | City, State ZIP | FLORENCE, ALABAMA 35630 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311615 | Inspection # | 1633777 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.79000, -87.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was realigning a jammed box on a knuckle boom conveyor. The conveyor caught her right hand, causing partial amputations to the middle finger at the middle joint and the little finger at the proximal joint.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2022, a worker at Gemstone Foods, LLC in FLORENCE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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