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Hormel Foods Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hormel Foods Corporation in TUCKER, GEORGIA
Employer Hormel Foods Corporation Report ID 20221110296
Address 3367 Montreal Industrial Way City, State ZIP TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084
Event Date November 23, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 424420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.83000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

On November 23, 2022, an employee was using a meat cutting machine. The machine became jammed and upon clearing the jam, the employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2022, a worker at Hormel Foods Corporation in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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