Marshalls Distrubution Center
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — DECATUR, GEORGIA
| Employer | Marshalls Distrubution Center | Report ID | 2017077072 |
| Address | 2300 Miller Rd. | City, State ZIP | DECATUR, GEORGIA 30035 |
| Event Date | July 28, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 452111 | Inspection # | 1251282 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.72000, -84.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor. While using a towel to wipe down the equipment, the employee sustained an avulsion to the left index finger and an amputation to the first knuckle of the left middle finger. The equipment was running at the time.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2017, a worker at Marshalls Distrubution Center in DECATUR, GEORGIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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