Piedmont Athens Regional-Laundry Facility
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ATHENS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Piedmont Athens Regional-Laundry Facility | Report ID | 2018010878 |
| Address | 1655 West Broad Street | City, State ZIP | ATHENS, GEORGIA 30606 |
| Event Date | January 26, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | 1292159 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.95000, -83.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was greasing the bearing on a sheet stacker machine when the machine's chain pulled his gloved right hand into the moving sprocket, amputating his right index and middle fingers to the second knuckle and partially amputating his thumb. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 26, 2018, a worker at Piedmont Athens Regional-Laundry Facility in ATHENS, 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 material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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