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Advantage Staffing, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Avulsions, enucleations — TIFTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advantage Staffing, Inc. in TIFTON, GEORGIA
Employer Advantage Staffing, Inc. Report ID 2015074625
Address 80 Vernon Road City, State ZIP TIFTON, GEORGIA 31794
Event Date July 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1080159
GPS Coordinates 31.41000, -83.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a rolling press machine and his hand got caught in the in-running nip point. When he removed his hand, a finger on his hand was torn requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2015, a worker at Advantage Staffing, Inc. in TIFTON, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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