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Owens Illinois

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ATLANTA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Owens Illinois in ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Employer Owens Illinois Report ID 2015108164
Address 3107 Sylvan Road City, State ZIP ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30354
Event Date October 30, 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 regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327213 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.66000, -84.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking the temperature of a mold inside a foaming machine and dropped the temperature probe. As the employee tried to retrieve the probe, the left index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2015, a worker at Owens Illinois in ATLANTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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