Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Benson's Inc., 134 Elder Street, BOGART, GEORGIA 30622
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a scaler at the batter depositor. The depositor needed to be adjusted for the weight of the batter being deposited in the cake pan. The employee was fixing the adjustment handle and amputated their left pinky fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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