In Green Technologies
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
| Employer | In Green Technologies | Report ID | 2015107516 |
| Address | 1402 Austin Street | City, State ZIP | LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240 |
| Event Date | October 8, 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 maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313110 | Inspection # | 1103087 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.01000, -85.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing a jam on the bucket condenser when the wheel crushed his fingers in between two metal pieces resulting in the amputation of the index and middle fingers on the right hand.
Incident Summary
On October 8, 2015, a worker at In Green Technologies in LAGRANGE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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