PRECISION HOSE, INC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA
| Employer | PRECISION HOSE, INC. | Report ID | 2015118714 |
| Address | 2200 CENTRE PARK COURT | City, State ZIP | STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30087 |
| Event Date | November 17, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| 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) | 326220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.81000, -84.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading and guiding tubing into the #1 forming head on the corrugator. As the tubing was loading his right hand got caught in the machine and crushed the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On November 17, 2015, a worker at PRECISION HOSE, INC. in STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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