Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — SUWANEE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC | Report ID | 20231110971 |
| Address | 2900 Rolling Pin Lane, Suite B | City, State ZIP | SUWANEE, GEORGIA 30024 |
| Event Date | November 30, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1715563 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.03000, -84.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 11/30/2023, in the production area, an employee was kneeling down and tightening a drive chain that turns a roller on a bread packaging machine. While getting up, the employee's right hand contacted a roller, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip at the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On November 30, 2023, a worker at Flowers Bakery of Suwanee, LLC in SUWANEE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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