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Janesville Acoustics

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Janesville Acoustics in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Janesville Acoustics Report ID 2015097203
Address 221 Fabritek Drive City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI 39702
Event Date September 30, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 325220 Inspection # 1097377
GPS Coordinates 33.46000, -88.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a lapper machine when its vacuum hose clogged. He turned the machine off, opened the doors, and attempted to unclog it. His hand got caught in the machine and was crushed, resulting in a hand amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2015, a worker at Janesville Acoustics in COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with honing, polishing, lapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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