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AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION in ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA
Employer AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION Report ID 2017087466
Address 4975 Old Grant Rd. City, State ZIP ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA 30294
Event Date August 5, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.62000, -84.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a set of trailers when his left thumb was pinched and severely lacerated by the pintle hook.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2017, a worker at AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION in ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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