Amputations

Name: Amputations at GLOCK, INC.
Start: 5/9/2023

1 amputation · 2023054159 · 5/9/2023 · GLOCK, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: GLOCK, INC.
Location: 6000 HIGHLANDS PARKWAY SE, SMYRNA, GEORGIA, 30082
NAICS: 332994
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning off metal flakes from a broaching machine/metal shaver when the machine activated and the blade cycled. The machine contacted the employee's finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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