Amputations

Name: Amputations at Plaid Enterprises
Start: 12/2/2019

1 amputation · 20191212376 · 12/2/2019 · Plaid Enterprises

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: Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name: Plaid Enterprises
Location: 2331 Mellon Court, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
NAICS: 339930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing the injection machine filling up bottles. The injection machine was moving fast, so the employee tried to make an adjustment to slow it down. The employee's finger was then caught in the pinch point area, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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