Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.
Start: 2/5/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021171 · 2/5/2018 · Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.
Location: 3051 Kumho Parkway, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving laser guided vehicles (LGV) due to a jam up. One was in manual when another came up in auto. The employee kicked the sensor to stop the LGV in auto. The LGV reset after 15 seconds and started up again, trapping the employee between the two LGVs. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and avulsion to the right calf.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown