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Granite Services International, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Granite Services International, Inc in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer Granite Services International, Inc Report ID 2017010441
Address Port Wentworth Pulp Mill City, State ZIP PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA 31407
Event Date January 13, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.15000, -81.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to move a tool, described as a tool to assemble/disassemble generators, from a storage shelf to the floor with the assistance of a second employee. While moving the tool, the employee's right thumb was caught in a movable bracket. The employee was wearing cut resistant gloves; however, when the bracket pinched his thumb he jerked his hand and tore skin from the end of the thumb. The employee's thumb tip and finger nail were amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 13, 2017, a worker at Granite Services International, Inc in PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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