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Zachry Industrial, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — JULIETTE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Zachry Industrial, Inc. in JULIETTE, GEORGIA
Employer Zachry Industrial, Inc. Report ID 2018032453
Address 10986 GA HWY 87 City, State ZIP JULIETTE, GEORGIA 31046
Event Date March 12, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.07000, -83.78000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were breaking a seal between the pulverizer and the pyrite seal box using a prybar. Once the seal was broken, a five-inch gap was left between the two. The injured employee's left hand was in the gap between the pulverizer and the seal box. As they slid the box, it dropped three inches off the shims and onto the injured employee's left hand resulting in an open fracture and amputation of the pinky fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2018, a worker at Zachry Industrial, Inc. in JULIETTE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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