Robinson Paving
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — RUPERT, GEORGIA
| Employer | Robinson Paving | Report ID | 2017098998 |
| Address | 1843 Americus Hwy | City, State ZIP | RUPERT, GEORGIA 31081 |
| Event Date | September 20, 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) | 324121 | Inspection # | 1271483 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.42000, -84.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a coworker make adjustments to an electric drive motor belt on an asphalt house bag machine when the belt amputated his fifth finger.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2017, a worker at Robinson Paving in RUPERT, 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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