Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC | Report ID | 2024032768 |
| Address | 301 S. Madison Street | City, State ZIP | THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 31792 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Conveyors belt, slot, chain |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1739041 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.83000, -83.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were troubleshooting a conveyor roller. The injured employee used a pry bar to put tension on the chain and sprocket to see if that was the issue. While checking to see if there was tension back on the chain, their hand was caught in it resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2024, a worker at Flowers Baking Company of Thomasville, LLC in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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