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Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Employer Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc Report ID 2016099077
Address 301 South Blanchard Street City, State ZIP VALDOSTA, GEORGIA 31601
Event Date September 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Presses-printing
Secondary Source Textiles, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 314999 Inspection # 1184060
GPS Coordinates 30.81000, -83.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a moving printer roller with a paint scraper while holding a rag in his left hand. The rag became caught inside the printer roller and anilox roller gears, pulling his left hand in and causing an amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2016, a worker at Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc in VALDOSTA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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