Proctor & Gamble, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ALBANY, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Proctor & Gamble, Inc. in ALBANY, GEORGIA
Employer Proctor & Gamble, Inc. Report ID 2017065901
Address 512 Liberty Expressway City, State ZIP ALBANY, GEORGIA 31705
Event Date June 27, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Paper production machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322291 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.55000, -84.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a conveyor that produces bathroom tissue rolls. During the production process, the conveyor became misaligned and required adjustment. The employee was trying to make the adjustment when his right finger contacted a push plate (part of the conveyor belt) and was caught between the plate and the conveyor housing. His fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2017, a worker at Proctor & Gamble, Inc. in ALBANY, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with paper production machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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