King's Hawaiian Bakery Southeast, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA
| Employer | King's Hawaiian Bakery Southeast, Inc. | Report ID | 20241211647 |
| Address | 5420 Aloha Way | City, State ZIP | FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA 30542 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Drives, belts, chains | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311812 | Inspection # | 1794912 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.20000, -83.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lubricating the chain of the incline conveyor of a tape machine when their right thumb became caught in the chain. The employee sustained an amputation of the thumb at the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2024, a worker at King's Hawaiian Bakery Southeast, Inc. in FLOWERY BRANCH, GEORGIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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