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Potter Construction, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Potter Construction, LLC in GUYTON, GEORGIA
Employer Potter Construction, LLC Report ID 2018032243
Address 540 Shearouse Road City, State ZIP GUYTON, GEORGIA 31312
Event Date March 6, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.17000, -81.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhitching a trailer when his left pinky finger was caught between the chain and the hitch. As he pulled his hand out, his left pinky fingertip was severed.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2018, a worker at Potter Construction, LLC in GUYTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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