Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SUZANNA'S KITCHEN, INC., 4101 Blue Ridge Industrial Parkway, NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee noticed about 20 paddles inside a breading machine that were not moving. The employee tried to get them moving when the chain that drives the paddles contacted his fingers, resulting in amputations of his middle and ring fingertips.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
An employee was putting ingredients inside a grinding machine when a bag fell inside the machine. The employee tried to grab the bag and contacted the auger inside the machine, resulting in a left hand amputation.
An employee was observing a conveyor after repair. The conveyor cycled and the employee's right index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.
On May 9, 2018, at 1:17 p.m., an employee was operating a forklift and struck another forklift. His left thumb was caught between the lifts, resulting in a fractured thumb/thumb joint. He was hospitalized.
An employee was attempting to remove frozen meat from a meat grinder's frame when the grinder/extruder partially amputated his index finger. The meat grinder was unguarded and running at the time.
Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.
An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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