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Caterpillar, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TOCCOA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caterpillar, Inc. in TOCCOA, GEORGIA
Employer Caterpillar, Inc. Report ID 2015042462
Address 189 Arrowhead Drive City, State ZIP TOCCOA, GEORGIA 30577
Event Date April 30, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drills-stationary
Industry (NAICS) 331529 Inspection # 1065955
GPS Coordinates 34.61000, -83.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee working on a core machine in the core room had the right pinkie finger amputated as a result of injury. The spreader box stopped indexing across the carrier. The employee went around to the back side of the core machine and noticed that the dowel pin had broke and the back spreader box support wheel was dislodged from the rail and appeared stuck. The employee pushed on the bracket just behind the wheel to try to get the spreader box back on rails and the wheel shattered. The pressurized cylinder snapped forward and caught his pinkie and ring finger on the right hand. The right pinkie finger was surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2015, a worker at Caterpillar, Inc. in TOCCOA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drills-stationary identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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