Kimberly Clark

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LAGRANGE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kimberly Clark in LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
Employer Kimberly Clark Report ID 2018021820
Address 1300 Orchard Hill Rd City, State ZIP LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240
Event Date February 22, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Slitters, winders-paper production
Secondary Source Handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 314129 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.99000, -85.03000

Incident Narrative

While prepping the winder on the SMS 2 machine, an employee's finger was caught between a non-powered tool and the machine's guard. The tip of the left pinkie finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2018, a worker at Kimberly Clark in LAGRANGE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with slitters, winders-paper production identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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