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Aspen Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MACON, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Aspen Products, Inc. in MACON, GEORGIA
Employer Aspen Products, Inc. Report ID 2016076590
Address 3220 Avondale Mill Rd City, State ZIP MACON, GEORGIA 31206
Event Date July 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322215 Inspection # 1167627
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -83.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in the forming die and amputated the left index and ring fingertips, and the middle finger to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2016, a worker at Aspen Products, Inc. in MACON, 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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