McKesson Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — 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.
Context
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