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STAPLES, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Abrasions, scratches — LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at STAPLES, INC. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA
Employer STAPLES, INC. Report ID 2023031892
Address 7701 STAPLES DR. City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
Event Date March 1, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Abrasions, scratches Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 453210 Inspection # 1655670
GPS Coordinates 33.76000, -84.63000

Incident Narrative

On March 1, 2023, at 2:34 a.m., a maintenance employee responded to a work order on a conveyor belt that was making noise from the line. The employee removed the belly pan from underneath the conveyor system to visualize and troubleshoot it, and then left to clean the pan. When the employee came back to the conveyor line, he saw some debris under the roller where he had removed the belly pan. He attempted to brush it off when his right hand became caught in-between the roller and the conveyor frame, resulting in abrasions to the top of his right hand.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2023, a worker at STAPLES, INC. in LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered abrasions, scratches to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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