John Deere Commercial Products, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GROVETOWN, GEORGIA
| Employer | John Deere Commercial Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2018065696 |
| Address | 700 Horizon South Parkway | City, State ZIP | GROVETOWN, GEORGIA 30813 |
| Event Date | June 11, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423820 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.46000, -82.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing an assembled engine on an engine cart down a conveyor roller rack. As the employee attempted to slow down the momentum of the engine cart, his left index finger was pinched and amputated between the engine cart and a roller on the conveyor.
Incident Summary
On June 11, 2018, a worker at John Deere Commercial Products, Inc. in GROVETOWN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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