The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — CORDELE, GEORGIA
| Employer | The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. | Report ID | 2017031997 |
| Address | 315 West 12 Avenue | City, State ZIP | CORDELE, GEORGIA 31015 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Parts and materials, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333298 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.96000, -83.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was moving a manifold via three portable pipe stands when one of the stand's casters got stuck in a divot in the cement floor. As the employee attempted to push the manifold from the first stand, the weight of the manifold became unevenly distributed causing the manifold to fall from the pipe stands. The employee's finger was caught between the pipe stand and the manifold resulting in the amputation of the employee's first digit of the right thumb.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2017, a worker at The Harris Waste Management Group, Inc. in CORDELE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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