Tarrier Foods Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | Tarrier Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2024109849 |
| Address | 2700 International Street | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 |
| Event Date | October 22, 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 | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311991 | Inspection # | 1784592 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00000, -83.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a form, fill, and seal bagger machine when they noticed that the film was jamming on the jaws of the machine. The employee went to clear the jam and two fingertips were amputated. The machine was guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On October 22, 2024, a worker at Tarrier Foods Corporation in COLUMBUS, OHIO 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 bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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