Cottrell Incorporated
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Cottrell Incorporated | Report ID | 20161111116 |
| Address | 2125 Candler Road | City, State ZIP | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA 30507 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Punch presses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.23000, -83.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 11/29/2016 at 12:30 p.m., an employee was attempting to reset the tooling in a turret punch press when the tooling came off and pinched the employee's right middle fingertip, amputating it.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2016, a worker at Cottrell Incorporated in GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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