American Signature, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | American Signature, Inc. | Report ID | 2016076589 |
| Address | 121 Plantation Oak | City, State ZIP | THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA 31792 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1165554 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.82000, -83.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While conducting maintenance on the battery charger of an order picker, an employee's right index fingertip was caught between the chain and cog of the order picker and amputated when the order picker was activated.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2016, a worker at American Signature, Inc. in THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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