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ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE in ROCKMART, GEORGIA
Employer ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE Report ID 2017087663
Address 1061 MARQUETTE RD City, State ZIP ROCKMART, GEORGIA 30153
Event Date August 10, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 812331 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.02000, -85.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a bin of linen when his right hand was caught between the bin and a steel table, crushing his ring finger.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2017, a worker at ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICE in ROCKMART, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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