SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.)

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — FOREST PARK, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.) in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
Employer SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.) Report ID 2024010640
Address 16 Forest Parkway, CANNERY BLDG City, State ZIP FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297
Event Date January 22, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # 1723691
GPS Coordinates 33.61000, -84.38000

Incident Narrative

On January 22, 2024, an employee was preparing to run carrot sticks through the line of a machine with a conveyor belt that shakes the carrots to separate smaller pieces. The belt caught the employee's glove and pulled his finger into a pulley, partially amputating the right thumb below the nailbed. The machine was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2024, a worker at SOUTHEAST PROCESSING, LTD. (L.P.) in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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