FPL Food LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
| Employer | FPL Food LLC | Report ID | 2023109968 |
| Address | 1301 New Savannah Rd | City, State ZIP | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30901 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.44000, -81.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pulling cow hides out of a 12-foot-deep hide pool using a long handled, stainless steel hook. The employee was pulling the hides to the edge of the pool, locating the hole in the hide, and hanging the hide on a hide-chain hook for it to travel to the folding table. One end of the long hook got caught on the forward chain hook. Then quickly caught the second hide-chain hook. As the chain hooks got farther apart, the two hooks began to pull the long hook. The employee was attempting to pull the long hook out of the two hooks when their right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2023, a worker at FPL Food LLC in AUGUSTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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