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Trojan Battery Company, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Trojan Battery Company, LLC in SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Trojan Battery Company, LLC Report ID 2018076991
Address 3012 George Lyons Parkway City, State ZIP SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA 31082
Event Date July 12, 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 Casting machinery
Industry (NAICS) 335912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.00000, -82.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair a slide on a grid casting machine when the die closed and caught his gloved hand. His left thumb was pinched in the mold, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the left thumb tip (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2018, a worker at Trojan Battery Company, LLC in SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with casting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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