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Sugar Foods Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sugar Foods Corporation in VILLA RICA, GEORGIA
Employer Sugar Foods Corporation Report ID 2023032242
Address 580 W Industrial Ct City, State ZIP VILLA RICA, GEORGIA 30180
Event Date March 11, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.74000, -84.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a vibratory product conveyor when the pneumatic slide gate amputated their fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2023, a worker at Sugar Foods Corporation in VILLA RICA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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