Specialty Industries, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Specialty Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2015064033 |
| Address | 4949 Georgia Highway 90 West | City, State ZIP | OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA 31068 |
| Event Date | June 24, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Building, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238290 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.31000, -84.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were rolling a cylindrical cyclone hopper down a passageway when the hopper became unbalanced and started to fall. As the employee attempted to catch and re-steady the hopper, his left pinky finger got caught between a metal flange on the hopper and a permanently fixed metal pipe of the building. The employee injured the left pinky finger; the fingertip was amputated at the hospital.
Incident Summary
On June 24, 2015, a worker at Specialty Industries, Inc. in OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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