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Flint Hills Resources Camilla, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flint Hills Resources Camilla, LLC in PELHAM, GEORGIA
Employer Flint Hills Resources Camilla, LLC Report ID 2017076480
Address 4433 Lewis B Collins Road City, State ZIP PELHAM, GEORGIA 31779
Event Date July 13, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325193 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.16000, -84.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee had removed an old hammer mill screen and was installing the new screen when his right ring finger was pinched between the hammer mill's support cage bracket and the hammer mill screen, amputating the distal phalanx.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2017, a worker at Flint Hills Resources Camilla, LLC in PELHAM, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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