Forest River, Inc.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — OCILLA, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Forest River, Inc. in OCILLA, GEORGIA
Employer Forest River, Inc. Report ID 20171211495
Address 193 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP OCILLA, GEORGIA 31774
Event Date December 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 336214 Inspection # 1283577
GPS Coordinates 31.63000, -83.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut a 1 x 3 foot piece of plywood when his left-hand fingers made contact with the saw blade, partially amputating the distal tip of his ring finger and lacerating his ring and index fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2017, a worker at Forest River, Inc. in OCILLA, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with table saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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