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Keg Plumbing

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — UNION CITY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Keg Plumbing in UNION CITY, GEORGIA
Employer Keg Plumbing Report ID 2018087914
Address Unknown City, State ZIP UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291
Event Date August 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.57000, -84.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a tractor bucket, being lowered into a trench that was being excavated. He slipped and was struck by the thumb of the excavator, suffering puncture wounds to both feet.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2018, a worker at Keg Plumbing in UNION CITY, GEORGIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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