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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — WEST POINT, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. in WEST POINT, GEORGIA
Employer Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. Report ID 2015096998
Address 7777 Kia Parkway City, State ZIP WEST POINT, GEORGIA 31833
Event Date September 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336111 Inspection # 1094144
GPS Coordinates 32.91000, -85.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a steel die with an overhead crane. The employee was caught between the upper and lower dies and received a crushing injury to his chest and back and punctured a lung.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2015, a worker at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. in WEST POINT, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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