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John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GROVETOWN, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at John Deere Commercial Products, Inc. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
Employer John Deere Commercial Products, Inc. Report ID 2018021572
Address 700 Horizon South Parkway City, State ZIP GROVETOWN, GEORGIA 30813
Event Date February 15, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423820 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.46000, -82.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading an axle onto the engine subassembly table. When attempting to align the right side of the axle, a finger was caught between the axle and the axle rest stand resulting in amputation to the distal end of the finger.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2018, a worker at John Deere Commercial Products, Inc. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with engine parts and accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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