Hormel Foods Corporation
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — TUCKER, GEORGIA
| Employer | Hormel Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2023098985 |
| Address | 3367 Montreal Industrial Way | City, State ZIP | TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084 |
| Event Date | September 28, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424420 | Inspection # | 1701258 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.83000, -84.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were moving an auger to do repairs on the filler bowl. As the two employees touched the auger, they experienced an electrical shock. One employee was hospitalized with electrical burns.
Incident Summary
On September 28, 2023, a worker at Hormel Foods Corporation in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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