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Goodwill of North Georgia

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BOGART, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Goodwill of North Georgia in BOGART, GEORGIA
Employer Goodwill of North Georgia Report ID 2016010676
Address 3893 Atlanta Highway City, State ZIP BOGART, GEORGIA 30622
Event Date January 24, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 813212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.94000, -83.47000

Incident Narrative

While an employee was lowering a dock plate, the front flap pinched the employee's right middle finger, amputating the nail and the pad under the nail.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2016, a worker at Goodwill of North Georgia in BOGART, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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