Trussway Manufacturing, LLC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — ACWORTH, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trussway Manufacturing, LLC. in ACWORTH, GEORGIA
Employer Trussway Manufacturing, LLC. Report ID 2018021131
Address 4220 McEver Industrial Drive City, State ZIP ACWORTH, GEORGIA 30101
Event Date February 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # 1295778
GPS Coordinates 34.06000, -84.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading wood into a saw when he was pinched between the arm of the live deck that loads the lumber and the saw transport, rupturing his lower intestine.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2018, a worker at Trussway Manufacturing, LLC. in ACWORTH, GEORGIA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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