Amputations

Name: Amputations at AMERICAN CONTAINERS, INC.
Start: 12/14/2023

1 amputation · 20231211381 · 12/14/2023 · AMERICAN CONTAINERS, 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: Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: AMERICAN CONTAINERS, INC.
Location: 620 BEULAH CHURCH ROAD, CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, 30117
NAICS: 322211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 14, 2023, an employee was clearing a jam on the exit roll of a sander when a belt grabbed his glove through an opening in the guard, pulling his left middle finger into a pulley and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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