Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Ltd, 221 Salem Road SW, CALHOUN, GEORGIA 30701
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
On January 29, 2025, an employee was working to remove a piece of debris on a bag sealing machine. The employee's finger was pulled through a pulley by a moving belt behind the guard, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
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