Amputations

Name: Amputations at PALLETONE OF FLORIDA, INC.
Start: 3/14/2019

1 amputation · 2019032721 · 3/14/2019 · PALLETONE OF FLORIDA, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: PALLETONE OF FLORIDA, INC.
Location: 3794 OLD MACON ROAD, FORSYTH, GEORGIA, 31029
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet machine when his glove was caught in the chain and his hand was pulled into the chain and sprocket. The tips of his left little and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

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