Best Drive Tire
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
| Employer | Best Drive Tire | Report ID | 20161111152 |
| Address | 100 Hill Industrial Boulevard | City, State ZIP | FOREST PARK, GEORGIA 30297 |
| Event Date | November 17, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 441320 | Inspection # | 1195194 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.62000, -84.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to change the buffing blades on an automatic tire buffing machine. While he was using a wrench to remove the blade head, the machine turned on. The wrench became entangled in his clothing and pulled him into the machine, breaking his right wrist and lacerating his right forearm, bicep, and leg. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On November 17, 2016, a worker at Best Drive Tire in FOREST PARK, GEORGIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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