McKesson Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — DULUTH, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at McKesson Corporation in DULUTH, GEORGIA
Employer McKesson Corporation Report ID 2016109941
Address 2975 Evergreen Drive City, State ZIP DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096
Event Date October 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Secondary Source Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 424210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.97000, -84.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a belt from a conveyor. He used a bar for leverage to remove the belt from the pulley. The motor was on at the time. As the motor caught the bar, it jerked him back and his hand made contact with the other belt, potentially amputating his left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2016, a worker at McKesson Corporation in DULUTH, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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