Southwire Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Southwire Company | Report ID | 2018032869 |
| Address | 1 Southwire Drive | City, State ZIP | CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30119 |
| Event Date | March 24, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.56000, -85.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading up a payoff machine when the employee's left index finger was caught between the reel and the drive arm of the payoff, resulting in an amputation of the distal phalanges on the left index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 24, 2018, a worker at Southwire Company in CARROLLTON, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.
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