ITW Professional Brands
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TUCKER, GEORGIA
| Employer | ITW Professional Brands | Report ID | 2017088090 |
| Address | 4647 Hugh Howell | City, State ZIP | TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084 |
| Event Date | August 22, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325998 | Inspection # | 1259489 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.84000, -84.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were clearing a valve jam on a valve inserter machine when the coworker cycled the machine while the employee's hand was inside. The machine then amputated the employee's right index finger.
Incident Summary
On August 22, 2017, a worker at ITW Professional Brands in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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