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EATON CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ATHENS, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EATON CORPORATION in ATHENS, GEORGIA
Employer EATON CORPORATION Report ID 2017010856
Address 695 INDIAN HILLS ROAD City, State ZIP ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
Event Date January 27, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 336399 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.96000, -83.34000

Incident Narrative

On January 27, 2017, at 9:45 a.m. an employee was attempting to reposition the upper of two loaded Ropak pallets in the Pack Area to gain visual access to the shipping label on the pallet for inventory purposes. The employee's left pinky finger became caught between the two pallets resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2017, a worker at EATON CORPORATION in ATHENS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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