Dollar General
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Dollar General | Report ID | 20171111361 |
| Address | 101 Innovation Drive | City, State ZIP | JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN 53546 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Textiles, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1280948 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.62000, -89.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On November 30, 2017, an employee was performing a daily inspection of the spiral conveyor at the employer's retail distribution facility. To access the drive chain, the employee crawled beneath the conveyor and used his left hand to brace himself as he performed the inspection. He had a rag wrapped around his left hand that was positioned near the moving chain. The rag became entangled pulling his hand into the moving chain and amputating his left middle fingertip. The conveyor was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2017, a worker at Dollar General in JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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