Novalex, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — NORCROSS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Novalex, Inc. | Report ID | 2018077443 |
| Address | 6448 Best Friend Rd. | City, State ZIP | NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071 |
| Event Date | July 23, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.91000, -84.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was threading paper on an inner folding machine's rollers. At the same time, another employee began turning the manual hand wheel to turn the rollers. The injured employee struggled to position the paper and reached around the vacuum drum to help thread the paper when his hand contacted the blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The blade was guarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On July 23, 2018, a worker at Novalex, Inc. in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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