Autosales, Incorporated
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA
| Employer | Autosales, Incorporated | Report ID | 2018010966 |
| Address | 20 King Mill Road | City, State ZIP | MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA 30253 |
| Event Date | January 29, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Sheets, towels, linens, bedding | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 441310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.41000, -84.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning grease marks around the drive chain area of a gear/sprocket with a shop towel. The chain caught the towel, pulling it and the employee's hand into the drive chain/sprocket. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the right index finger and three crushed fingers.
Incident Summary
On January 29, 2018, a worker at Autosales, Incorporated in MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(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 hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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