Piana Nonwovens, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Piana Nonwovens, LLC | Report ID | 20161211741 |
| Address | 101 Old Mill Road, Building 300 | City, State ZIP | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA 30120 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Picking, carding, combing machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 313230 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.15000, -84.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a card machine's rollers. When the employee removed the roller belt, the rollers moved and pulled the employee's left arm between two rollers. The employee suffered a left forearm avulsion and partial amputation of the left pinky and forefinger.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2016, a worker at Piana Nonwovens, LLC in CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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