Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Dansons Thomson Pellet Mill
Start: 4/8/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043080 · 4/8/2024 · Dansons Thomson Pellet Mill

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Conveyors screw, auger
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Dansons Thomson Pellet Mill
Location: 1247 Harrison Rd SE, THOMSON, GEORGIA, 30824
NAICS: 314999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking for material flow in a screw conveyor within a material sampling port when the conveyor flight came into contact with their right hand, resulting in lacerations to their index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

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