PLAZE Georgia
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — DALTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | PLAZE Georgia | Report ID | 2017109654 |
| Address | 310 Brookhollow Road S.E. | City, State ZIP | DALTON, GEORGIA 30721 |
| Event Date | October 9, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325998 | Inspection # | 1273313 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.70000, -84.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to remove a stuck valve when the valve feeding apparatus broke and either the feeding machine mechanism or a chain broke and amputated the distal end of the employee's left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On October 9, 2017, a worker at PLAZE Georgia in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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